Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 17. August 2010 09:31
In the August 11 Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 48816), CMS issued a final rule implementing improvements to the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) and Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) for Medicaid and CHIP. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. August 2010 05:56
On July 27, 2010, DHHS issued a set of Questions and Answers on enrollment of children under 19 under the new policy that prohibits pre-existing condition exclusions. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 15. July 2010 10:00
CMS released a letter to State Medicaid/CHIP directors on July 1 offering guidance on a provision of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) authorizing enhanced Medicaid and CHIP administrative funding for a wide range of translation and interpretation activities to help with enrollment, retention, and service delivery for children in families for whom English is not their primary language. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. July 2010 08:56
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on July 1 that a national Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is open to applicants in 21 states where HHS is running the program. Coverage will begin in these states on August 1 for qualifying individuals who submit applications by July 15. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 29. March 2010 07:47
On Tuesday, March 23, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The House passed this legislation by a 219-212 vote on March 21. The Senate had passed it by a 60-39 margin on December 24. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 6. November 2009 06:26
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted its National Children's Health Insurance Summit in Chicago on November 4 - 6 in Chicago. The purpose of the summit was to provide a forum for states, agencies, and organizations to share strategies for increasing the enrollment and retention of children in Medicaid and the Children's Health insurance Program (CHIP). [More]
