Tag: Federal
-
4. Affordable Care Act – Federal Actions Impacting California (O’Brien)
California Mental Health & Substance Use Policy Forum February 14, 2013 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Presenter: John O’Brien, MA, Senior Policy Advisor, Center for M… Video Rating: 0 / 5
-
Medicaid expansion challenges: Which states are facing roadblocks, running out of time?
Twenty states and the District of Columbia have agreed to expand their Medicaid programs, to cover everyone under 133 percent of the federal poverty line. That leaves 30 states that haven’t, although Avalere categorizes four states as leaning in that direction (Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and New York). Some of these states have especially large uninsured…
-
Democratic Sen. Harkin puts hold on Tavenner’s nomination
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has placed a hold on one of President Obama’s top healthcare nominees. Marilyn Tavenner had previously seemed poised for an easy, bipartisan confirmation as the administrator of the federal Medicare and Medicaid agency.
-
Think Tank Claims Medicare Proposal Would Cut Healthcare Costs Significantly
The Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank which proposes policy reform legislation, has released a proposal that would lower healthcare costs and ultimately, reduce the federal deficit by $560 billion. The proposal includes a Medicare system that would allow beneficiaries to choose from three coverage options including the current fee-for-service model, a Medicare…
-
Viewpoints: Progress toward a ‘grand bargain’; States’ ‘rare chance’ to expand Medicaid
Obama has acknowledged that the federal budget is on an unsustainable path. … The president has set the right contours for a deal, and some of the specific proposals -; including higher Medicare premiums for high-income seniors and those with generous Medigap policies, as well as a more aggressive effort to move providers to more…
-
CMS Proposes Rule to Extend EHR Donation Safe Harbor
According to a recently published document in the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a rule that would extend a regulation that allows hospitals to donate electronic health records (EHRs) to physicians until 2016. The rule is an exception to a federal law that prohibits payments of particular services…
-
Morning Headlines 4/10/13
Administration pushes toward electronic medical records CMS and OIG both propose rules extending the safe harbor exceptions of both the Stark Law and the Federal Anti-Kickback Law that are set to expire on December 31, 2013. The laws would otherwise prevent hospitals and health systems from subsidizing EHRs for practices that refer patients to the…
-
CMS offers tip sheet on MU, quality measures
As the Oct. 1 start date nears for meeting Stage 2 of the meaningful-use criteria for hospitals in the federal electronic health-record incentive program, the CMS has posted a one-page tip sheet for providers on the reporting of clinical quality…
-
Roundup: Feds cut N.Y. Medicaid payments $1.2B; 93,000 fewer kids enroll in CHIP in Pa.; W. Va. lawmakers promise miners benefits
Federal authorities have dramatically lowered the amount that New York state can claim from the federal government for certain medical services, costing the state an estimated $1.2 billion.
-
Restrictive Medicaid Eligibility Criteria Associated with Higher Rates of Delayed Medical Care
Effective health screening and preventive care is known to reduce health care costs and improve health outcomes, yet new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows that restrictive Medicaid policies are associated with patients delaying needed medical care due to cost. States and counties with the most restrictive Medicaid eligibility criteria (where individuals must…