Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 2. May 2013 04:40
On April 23, 2013, Governor Mike Beebe signed into law Senate Bill 1020, which authorizes the Arkansas Department of Human Services to explore design options that would reform the Medicaid program using private plans certified by the Department of Insurance that will offer coverage through the Exchange. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 27. February 2013 05:55
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced on February 21, 2013 that it has approved $254 million in "model testing" awards to six States, $31 million in "model design" awards to 16 States, and $4 million in "model pre-testing" awards to four States. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 24. May 2012 08:33
On May 17, the Massachusetts Senate passed S. 2260, which seeks to improve quality of care and reduce overall health costs in the Commonwealth through increased transparency, efficiency and innovation. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 10. May 2012 02:42
On May 4, the Massachusetts House of Representatives released its first draft of the Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H. 04070), a long-awaited bill to reform the Commonwealth's health care financing system. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 18. April 2012 11:06
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) announced on April 5 that telehealth services may be covered in the home for Colorado Medicaid recipients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and diabetes who require on-going and frequent monitoring of their vital signs. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 18. April 2012 11:01
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has released an excellent report that analyses the financial impact on the Commonwealth of the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 8. March 2012 05:01
Governor John Kitzhaber signed legislation (S.B. 1580) on March 2 authorizing additional steps to implement regional coordinated care organizations (CCOs) throughout Oregon for 600,000 Medicaid recipients under the Oregon Health Plan. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. January 2012 09:50
Massachusetts received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 20 for the renewal and extension of its MassHealth demonstration waiver program through June 30, 2014. Exemplary features of the waiver program include Delivery System Transformation Initiatives funded through the Safety Net Care Pool. [More]
