Medicaid Expansions
- 06/06/2011
The Department of Health and Human Services June 2 released updated federal match rates for state Medicaid programs for the period Jan. 1 through June 30.
- 06/02/2011
The Subcommittee on Health has scheduled a hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2011. The hearing is entitled “PPACA’s Effects on Maintaining Health Coverage and Jobs: A Review of the Health Care Law’s Regulatory Burden.”
- 05/03/2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking approval for a study in which researchers will call more than 4,100 doctors’ offices in nine states and seek appointments posing as patients with various medical needs. The proposed study will aim to assess the availability and timliness of primary care physicians accepting new patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
- 05/03/2011
May 6, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the proposed rule for Medicaid provider payments.
- 04/19/2011
The Labor Department released its survey to help HHS determine what is an "essential benefit" which will determine what insurers will have to cover in the state exchanges. The study mainly looked at large employer benefits.