Month: January 2018
Trump Administration Says States May Impose Work Requirements for Medicaid
Federal officials said they would support state efforts to require able-bodied adults to work as a condition of eligibility for Medicaid.
Major shift as Trump opens way for Medicaid work requirement
CMS chief Seema Verma said in a statement that work and community involvement could make a positive difference on people's lives and health
Trump Officials, After Rejecting Obama Medicare Model, Adopt One Like It
The Trump administration has unveiled a Medicare program that closely resembles the Obama-era efforts to change the way doctors and hospitals are paid.
Bipartisan senators discuss path forward on ObamaCare fix
Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) met Wednesday to discuss the path forward for their bipartisan legislation aimed at stabilizing ObamaCare, aides in both parties said.The legislation's fut...
Senators eye Puerto Rico Medicaid funding for disaster bill
Senators are floating a temporary fix for Puerto Rico's dwindling Medicaid funds as part of the chamber's disaster aid package for the island.According to sources familiar with the discussions, the legislation woul...
Rise and Fall of Mandatory Cardiac Bundled Payments
This Viewpoint reviews the rationale and evidence for implementing bundled hospital payments for cardiac care and argues that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2017 cancellation of a bundled payment plan for acute myocardial infarction care and coronary artery bypass surgery procedures dims prospects for a health care system that focuses on value rather than volume.
South Dakota will seek work requirements for some Medicaid recipients
South Dakota is set to join a growing list of states looking to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients.The state's Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Tuesday the state will ask the Trump administration f...
Trump Likes Drug Price Negotiations; His Nominee for Health Secretary Doesn’t
Alex M. Azar II, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, told senators that he was wary of proposals for Medicare to negotiate drug prices.