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Upcoming Medicaid redeterminations could hamper hospitals, payers

Healthcare Dive

Medicaid eligibility checks beginning in April will likely curb hospital revenue and enrollment growth for payers, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.

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Medicaid Expansion Cuts Threaten $80B Loss for Healthcare Providers

HIT Consultant

Image by freepik What You Should Know: – A new analysis by the Urban Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , reveals that healthcare providers in 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility would face significant financial losses if federal funding for Medicaid expansion programs is cut.

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CMS finalizes rule to cut Medicaid DSH payments for some hospitals

Healthcare Dive

Under the new definition, hospitals can only receive disproportionate share hospital Medicaid reimbursements for beneficiaries who are primarily insured by the safety-net program.

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MACPAC calls for greater transparency amid steep rise in Medicaid directed payments

Healthcare Dive

Dramatic growth in an opaque Medicaid funding mechanism is exacerbating concerns about the program’s fiscal integrity — while spurring financial gains for the hospital industry.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare It News

Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. You are passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. Hospitals are faced with impossible decisions.

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North Carolina to offer enhanced Medicaid funds to hospitals that help eliminate medical debt

Healthcare Dive

The incentive program offers hospitals a carrot for relieving debt that health systems were unlikely to recover anyway, with experts labeling the program a “win-win” for patients and providers.

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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

As a first step to protecting incarcerated individuals’ right to health, Congress should repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP). The MIEP, established in 1965, prohibits Medicaid from covering incarcerated individuals, despite any prior eligibility. Specifically, states that have expanded Medicaid could save $4.7

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