Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. April 2012 00:04
On March 26, 2012, a Florida U.S. District Court judge ordered the State Medicaid agency to “provide, fund, and authorize Applied Behavioral Analysis treatment … to all Medicaid-eligible persons under the age of 21 in Florida who have been diagnosed with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder as prescribed by a physician or other licensed practitioner.” [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. January 2012 00:56
In a December 23, 2011 Informational Bulletin, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states on implementing the provider screening and enrollment requirements of CMS Final Rule 6028 (codified at 42 CFR 455 subpart E). The CMS rule provides that each state Medicaid agency must require all ordering or referring [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 8. February 2011 19:39
A fourth federal district court has ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). On January 31, 2011 a Federal District Court Judge in Pensacola, Florida ruled that ACA violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution in that the Act requires every American to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty (called the “individual mandate”). Although the Judge upheld the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion included in the Act, he ruled that the individual mandate is so intricately bound with the purpose of ACA that the invalidation of the individual mandate invalidates ACA in its entirety. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 4. February 2011 19:46
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Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. July 2009 00:38
The link below is to the federal Medicaid regulations found at 42 CFR Part 440. These regulations interpret and implement certain provisions of Title XIX of the Social Security that establishes the federal Medicaid program. The regulations, among other things, describe Medicaid-covered services. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. July 2009 00:36
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes the OMB Circular A-87 which provides guidelines and priniciples for receiving and using federal grants such as Medicaid. Use the link below to review OMB Circular A-87 as codified at Title 2 CFR Part 225. [More]
