Feb 12, 2018 | 340B, Executive Action, Medicaid, Medicare, News and Updates
The President’s FY 2019 budget includes several widely-reported health care proposals, such as an additional attempt at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, as well as efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and combat the opioid epidemic. But...
Feb 9, 2018 | DSH, Litigation, Medicaid, News and Updates
On Friday, February 9th, a federal district court in Missouri became the first to enjoin implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Final Rule requiring the inclusion of Medicare and commercial payments in the calculation of the...
Feb 9, 2018 | DSH, Legislation, News and Updates
On February 9th 2018, Congress passed an extensive 2-year budget deal that included a delay to the scheduled DSH cuts until 2020. The bill contained additional health care measures, such as funding to combat the opioid epidemic and technical changes to MACRA (Medicare...
Feb 2, 2018 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Waivers
On February 2nd, Indiana become the second state to implement work requirements as part of its 1115 Medicaid Waiver, “Healthy Indiana Plan.” The initiative mirrors Kentucky’s in its program requirements and the types of beneficiaries that are exempted from...
Jan 24, 2018 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Waivers
On January 24, 2018, a group of 15 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries filed a complaint in D.C. District Court challenging HHS approval of Governor Bevin’s proposal to implement work requirements in Kentucky’s Medicaid program. The approval comes in the midst of new...
