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Tough economic times are driving people both in and out of Medicaid programs. Medicaid enrollment climbs as individuals deal with loss of insurance through employment channels. Then, State legislators challenged with making budget cuts, are forced to reduce Medicaid rosters to balance budgets. Many States are increasing their use of care management strategies to help rein in costly Medicaid programs. However...
Across the country cash-strapped states are leveling blanket cuts on Medicaid providers that are turning the health program into an increasingly hollow benefit. Governors that made politically expedient promises to expand coverage during flush times are being forced to renege given their imperiled budgets. In some states, they've cut the reimbursement to providers so low that beneficiaries can't find doctors willing to accept Medicaid...
“We fell off a cliff in 2008,” said John Thomasian, director of the Center for Best Practices at the National Governors Association. “In terms of revenues, states have not come back to pre-recession levels. We are in a situation now where in late 2012 or 2013, states will only get back to 2008 (revenue levels).”....
A new report finds that New York's public health plans surpass state and national Medicaid benchmarks in quality care measures while driving down costs. New York's success in providing high quality, cost-effective health care through managed care provides a solid foundation for Medicaid reform....
Medicaid Benchmark Coverage Health ReformOn January 1, 2014, Medicaid will expand to cover an estimated 17.1 million Americans who are currently uninsured.1 The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires that most of these newly enrolled individuals be entered into benchmark plans, which have traditionally been less comprehensive than standard Medicaid coverage. However, the ACA also mandates several important improvements to benchmark coverage. This fact sheet outlines the current differences between benchmark and standard coverage, describes the improvements to benchmark coverage under health reform, and explains which groups of newly covered individuals will be exempt from enrolling in benchmark plans...
How To Cut State Medicaid Costs (2010)
In the current economic climate, the need for Medicaid is going up and the money isn't there to support it. Recent healthcare reform has made it even more necessary for states to manage their Medicaid budgets even more precisely. This article, "How To Cut State Medicaid Costs" proposes four major areas of consideration when picking through the paperwork and regulations in attempts to maintain a successful budget and decrease costs all while meeting the needs of it's most neediest residents... |
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