05.16.16
In a report prepared for the National Partnership for Women and Families, Manatt Health reveals that, during the third open enrollment period, the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act added tools to help consumers make informed decisions about which health plans to ...
05.12.16
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) enable hundreds of thousands of people of all ages in Massachusetts to live with independence and dignity, participate in their communities and increase their overall quality of life. MassHealth, the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program, is the largest payer ...
05.09.16
Mental health disorders can begin to manifest in the first years of life, and when left untreated, can take root and worsen over time, with potentially serious consequences for early learning, social competence and lifelong health.
04.25.16
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid has become the largest insurer in the United States, covering almost 25 percent of all Americans. States are increasingly leveraging Medicaid's purchasing power to drive payment and delivery system reform efforts, such as with ...
04.21.16
In 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion authorized by the Affordable Care Act was optional. That is, each state could decide whether or not to use its Medicaid program to cover all adults with incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. States that opt to ...
03.30.16
With the federal matching rate for the cost of Medicaid expansion slated to drop in 2017 to 95%, expansion states, as well as states now evaluating expansion, are increasingly focused on the sources of funding for the non-federal share of Medicaid payments for the expansion population. In a new ...
03.29.16
States with a significant American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population stand to benefit from increased federal Medicaid funding under new guidance released in February 2016. When Medicaid-eligible AI/ANs receive services through a facility operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), an ...
03.24.16
Transforming academic healthcare is a formidable challenge that can only be met through a coordinated response from academic and practice leaders from across the health professions. Nursing recognizes its important role in steering this critical work. In a new report prepared for the American ...
03.23.16
In addition to the impact that state decisions to expand Medicaid have had on coverage rates across the country, there is an increasing body of evidence showing consistent economic benefits among expansion states. In a new report for the State Health Reform Assistance Network, Manatt Health ...
03.22.16
The federal and state Marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have made it easier for consumers to compare their health insurance options, but data are still not fully available for consumers to understand how their plan options compare on cost-sharing, provider networks, drug ...