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Fifth Circuit Upholds ACA Risk Adjustment Program

Healthcare Law Blog

Various smaller health insurance issuers have challenged the risk-adjustment program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), alleging, among other things, that its underlying methodology favors larger insurers. United States Dep’t of Health & Hum. 20-50963, 2022 WL 807554, at *1 (5th Cir. The Risk-Adjustment Program.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). In states that have not expanded Medicaid, however, many postpartum women lose coverage.

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Administrative Simplification and ICD-10: Streamlining Health Care Operations

CMS.gov

By: Christine Stahlecker, Director, Administrative Simplification Group, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. And be sure to check out the ACA website and sign up for Administrative Simplification Updates. And please stop by our booth (#2868) in the exhibit hall.

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Por qué se habla de discriminación racial al tomar el nivel de oxígeno

Kaiser Health News

Muchos de sus pacientes dependen de la provisión de oxígeno domiciliario y para que el Medicare lo cubra es necesario brindar información precisa. Sin embargo, eliminarlos no es una opción porque son fundamentales para el tratamiento de enfermedades cardíacas y pulmonares, la apnea del sueño y otras afecciones.

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New State Relief and Empowerment Waiver Guidance Gives States Tools to Help Fix Broken Health Insurance Markets

CMS.gov

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. After the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) regulations took effect, we have witnessed a serious deterioration of the individual market across the country because of skyrocketing costs and the withdrawal of insurance plans. keya.joy-bush@…. Mon, 10/22/2018 - 16:57. Seema Verma.

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CMS BLOG: Medicare for All? Just another name for a government-run, single payer system

CMS.gov

CMS BLOG: Medicare for All? Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services . Medicare Part C. Medicare Part D. Medicare for All? When listening to those advocating ‘Medicare for All’ it’s good to be skeptical about their promises. keya.joy-bush@…. Fri, 11/02/2018 - 21:32.

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Majority Rules? The Right to Affordable Health Care is A Right for All Americans

Health Populi

This is the sixth survey conducted by the Fund to track Americans’ views of the Affordable Care Act; the first survey was fielded in mid-to-fall 2013. The same holds for insurance status, whether commercially insured by an employer or enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, through a health insurance marketplace, or uninsured.

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