Great conversation with Amir Bassiri, New York State Medicaid.
Topics include: 1115 Waiver, Unwind / PHE, Pharmacy initiatives and strides.
Run time: 17 mins
Author: Clay Farris
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 8/19/2024 (Week 34)
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 08/19/2024
- NY invests $646M to strengthen healthcare workforce.
- Nevada’s public health option lawsuit dismissed due to lack of standing.
- Illinois expands Medicaid to cover social services.
MedicaidConversations: Gui Woolston (Connecticut)
Great conversation! with Gui Woolston, Connecticut’s former Medicaid director. He and Clay covered 3 main topics: 1) implementing Test and Learn capabilities; 2) CT’s maternity bundle; and 3) value-based payments and HCBS. Run time: 27 mins.
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 8/05/2024 (Week 32)
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 08/05/2024
- Montana makes $6.5M investment in behavioral health for tribal members.
- North Carolina incentivizes hospitals to forgive medical debt.
- New study on ghost networks for psychiatric care for Medicaid members
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/29/2024 (Week 31)
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/29/2024
- CMS releases new State Health Official letter on incarcerated youth.
- South Dakota ends co-pays for Medicaid members.
- Connecticut considers managed care for Medicaid
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/22/2024 (Week 30)
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/22/2024
- CMS releases new State Health Official letter on provider directories
- NC to cover weight loss drugs for Medicaid
- State agencies impacted by Crowdstrike outage
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MedicaidConversations: Treasa Hunt (Nebraska)
Great conversation! with Treasa Hunt, DHHS Administrator at the LTC division at Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. She and Clay discussed Nebraska’s new innovative I-Serve platform. This new seamless and time saving program allows integrated applications, eligibility inquiries and more. Treasa also walked through a demonstration of this new platform. Run time: 35 mins.
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/15/2024 (Week 29)
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/15/2024
- CMS releases new interoperability rule
- Florida sues to enforce CHIP premium payments as condition of coverage
- Virginia secret shopper survey shows most MCO members can’t get prenatal visits
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/8/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 7/8/2024
- Federal judge says Indiana can’t charge premiums for expansion plan
- Maryland pauses provider enrollment in MH/BH program over fraud concerns
- Illinois moves to remove sales tax from home delivered meals for Medicare/Medicaid members
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/24/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/24/2024
- New Hampshire lawmakers and providers at odds over distribution of provider tax funds
- CMS to investigate Missouri Medicaid application delays
- New Project 2025 seeks to implement Medicaid reforms
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