Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The HHS’ Office of the Inspector General’s report tallied 707 criminal enforcement actions and 746 civil actions for fraud and misspent funds in programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

Fraud 246

Fraud Governance Medicaid Medicaid 246

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Major Indiana managed care organizations and health systems are blamed for defrauding the state Medicaid system by tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars, says a newly unsealed whistleblower | A newly unsealed lawsuit alleges major health insurers and health systems defrauded Indiana Medicaid by hundreds of millions of dollars, with the government (..)

Medicaid 137

Medicaid Medicaid Fraud Hospitals 137

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

State Government Opportunities: States can increase expungement rates by amending laws to apply automatic expungement to minor drug possession convictions and seal the records. States can also remove barriers to local governments setting a livable local minimum wage. Code § 32) by making the tax credit monthly. 34:11-56a et seq.

Governance 305

Governance Public Health Local Policy Medicaid 305

Healthcare Dive

MAY 17, 2023

The findings reflect government subsidies aimed at boosting healthcare access during the pandemic, and requirements that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries on their rolls during the public health emergency.

Medicaid 264

Medicaid Medicaid Public Health Governance 264

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. WHY IT MATTERS. " THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

Medicaid 163

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 163

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 12, 2024

Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S.

Medicaid 119

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Governance 119

MRO Compliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, announced that Adrienne Morrell has joined the company as its new Vice President of Government Affairs. Morrell brings with her more than 25 years of government affairs experience covering both state and federal rulemaking tied to Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and health IT.

Governance 133

Governance Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 133

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Chris Oskuie, VP, State & Local Government &Education Sales at Software AG Government Solutions As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Medicaid programs were required to keep citizens continuously enrolled through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).

Medicaid 103

Medicaid Medicaid Governance COVID-19 103

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Donna Migoni Executive Managing Director, Medicaid Enterprise Services at Maximus More than 75 million people access comprehensive and cost-effective care through Medicaid, including low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions. 1) Analyze and prioritize. 4) But don’t forget the data.

Medicaid 105

Medicaid Medicaid Governance Fraud 105

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

Governance 127

Governance Medicaid Medicaid 127

HIT Consultant

JULY 16, 2024

Anish Sebastian, CEO and Co-founder, Babyscripts A discussion of technology and the Medicaid population inevitably raises the topic of the digital divide — that is, the gap between people who have access to modern information and communications technology (ICTs) and those who don’t. “We But there’s a lot of reasons to be optimistic.

Medicaid 105

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Health Outcomes 105

Bill of Health

AUGUST 22, 2022

The federal government and several states have implemented strategies to improve and promote OUD treatment access, especially for the relatively inexpensive and effective medication buprenorphine.

Medicaid 246

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Health Services Administration 246

Bill of Health

JUNE 15, 2023

Merck alleges that the price negotiation program operates as a price control because it effectively requires manufacturers to accept the maximum fair price as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. For example, under the Fifth Amendment, a taking only occurs where the government fails to provide “just compensation.”

Medicare 195

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 195

HIT Consultant

JULY 20, 2022

Kristen Ballantine, VP of Government Relations at Gainwell. However, with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule , consumers, specifically Medicaid members, there is a greater push to give access to, and ownership of, this data. About Kristin Ballantine.

Governance 97

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Public Health 97

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Within the HITRUST-certified ecosystem, providers across sectors identify social care needs, make and receive referrals, report on results and manage payments from paid social care programs, government funding, grants, philanthropic investments and hospital community benefit dollars, according to the company's website. THE LARGER TREND.

Medicaid 276

Medicaid Medicaid Governance Hospitals 276

Healthcare It News

APRIL 29, 2024

Salesforce for public health and other government agencies could integrate natural language processing to ease administrative burdens and generate richer case files. With the new platform, government users would also be able to leverage Appointment Assistant, Slack and Visual Remote Assistant.

Public Health 300

Public Health Governance Medicaid Medicaid 300

Center for Health Insurance Reform

MAY 16, 2023

Most states rely on the federal government to run their Marketplace, but recently, several states have expressed interest in taking over Marketplace operations. It may be time for the federal government to establish a stronger federal floor. But federal rules impose few standards for states launching and maintaining a Marketplace.

Health Insurance 98

Health Insurance Governance Medicaid Medicaid 98

Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 7, 2022

Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to publicly funded programs Medicare and Medicaid. CHIR's Megan Houston reviewed earnings reports for nine major insurers and reports on the key market trends in the health insurance industry.

Governance 97

Governance Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 97

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

drug policy using a whole-of-government (W-G) approach to assess where these misalignments are occurring among different agencies at the same level of government (referred to as horizontal W-G), and across different levels of government (referred to as vertical W-G).

Governance 173

Governance Public Health Telemedicine Medicaid 173

Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

The good news is the federal government has waived several of these unwarranted legal barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A subset of these COVID-related waivers are set to expire when the COVID emergency declaration is terminated, while others will continue in force post-pandemic.

COVID-19 328

COVID-19 Governance Medicaid Medicaid 328

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Through the secure collection, documentation, reporting, access and use of data across provider types, ONC aims to address health inequities that have their root causes in poverty and racism. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org.

Licensing 305

Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Health Outcomes 305

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. I’m a Privacy Consultant employed by GDH Government Consulting Services. I’m currently on contract to a State Medicaid Agency’s Privacy Office. Tell the readers about your career in the healthcare industry.

Governance 96

Governance HIPAA Compliance Nursing Homes 96

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Texas is halting the state’s new Medicaid contracts, a district judge declared Oct. A Texas judge sided with four health over plans over the state government. The state's Medicaid procurement process was deemed unfair.

Medicaid 69

Medicaid Medicaid Governance 69

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Social determinants of health are major contributors to health inequity and rising healthcare costs in vulnerable populations such as Medicaid beneficiaries. For example, training a predictive model on the general population may be inaccurate when used in a Medicare or Medicaid population.

Medicaid 359

Medicaid Medicaid Patient Satisfaction Health Outcomes 359

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 8, 2023

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has announced there have been three separate breaches of the protected health information of Iowa Medicaid recipients in the past two months – two hacking incidents and an impermissible disclosure, all three of which involved third-party contractors.

Medicaid 89

Medicaid Medicaid Ransomware Health Insurance 89

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 27, 2024

A new report finds that the federal government made nearly $236 billion in improper payments across entitlement programs last year, with Medicare and Medicaid a large source of payment errors. |

Medicaid 111

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 111

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

million being defrauded from Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance programs. Five state Medicaid programs, two Medicare Administrative Contractors, and two private health insurers were tricked into changing the bank account details for payments. Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers suffered losses of more than $4.7

Medicaid 86

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 86

HIPAA Journal

JULY 31, 2023

a government services contracting company, has announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer solution in May 2023 and accessed the protected health information (PHI) of between 8 and 11 million individuals. Reston, VA-based Maximus Inc.,

Governance 79

Governance Medicare Medicare Ransomware 79

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2020

"Regrettably, minority groups are being left behind by the telehealth revolution," said David Smith, executive director for the Medicaid Transformation Project, in an interview with Healthcare IT News. " David Smith, Medicaid Transformation Project Executive Director.

COVID-19 196

COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid Telemedicine 196

Bill of Health

MARCH 15, 2022

Further, safety net programs, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), have stringent rules that prevent people with disabilities from working while simultaneously forcing them to live in poverty. However, expanding safety net programs , such as SSI and Medicaid, would be important as an interim measure.

COVID-19 246

COVID-19 ADA Medicaid Medicaid 246

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, according to new data from the federal government. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its annual look at improper payments and found that the overall rate in Medicare was 7.38%, which sits below the 10% level mandated in statute.

Medicare 131

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 131

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By integrating fragmented networks of government programs and insurance benefits, DUOS enhances the continuum of care and delivers an accessible, cohesive user experience. The platform goes beyond health insurance and medical treatments, integrating government programs as part of a holistic healthcare journey.

Governance 52

Governance Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 52

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

"We have expanded access to care and kept people safe with telehealth services," said Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS. has the highest maternal mortality rate when compared with other countries with similar wealth.

COVID-19 252

COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid Public Health 252

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Examples of states that have used waivers under the Medicaid program to test expanded access to telehealth. WHY IT MATTERS.

US Department of Health and Human Services 163

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 163

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Senate voted 77-18 to pass a bill Thursday that would punt a partial government shutdown, set to go into effect this weekend, back to early March. |

Medicaid 110

Medicaid Medicaid Governance Hospitals 110

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The government has signaled its support for reimbursing some telehealth services, at least in the short term. "The government can play a very positive role in telehealth by establishing clear standards and clear reimbursement guidelines," said Selesnick.

COVID-19 202

COVID-19 Governance Medicare Medicare 202

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A month before the public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, 87 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid.

Medicaid 64

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance COVID-19 64