Dec 29, 2020 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Waivers
On December 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s request to extend its 1115 waiver demonstration, “Medi-Cal 2020,” for one year. Medi-Cal 2020 was approved for a five-year period on December 30, 2015, building off...
Dec 27, 2020 | Medicaid, News and Updates
In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), Congress enacted a provision requiring the Department of Human Services (HHS) to establish a mechanism for reporting on Medicaid supplemental payments. The reporting requirements will apply to supplemental payments...
Dec 27, 2020 | DSH, Medicaid, News and Updates
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) contains two important changes impacting Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. First, the CAA once again delays Medicaid DSH cuts mandated by the Affordable Care Act, extending $8 billion in annual...
Sep 14, 2020 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On September 14, 2020, CMS administrator Seema Verma issued a tweet announcing that the agency was withdrawing the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) from the regulatory agenda. The rule was initially released in November 2019 and remains in proposed...
Jan 30, 2020 | Medicaid, News and Updates
On January 30, 2020, CMS released a letter to state Medicaid directors outlining the agency’s block grant initiative titled “Healthy Adult Opportunity.” CMS will allow states to pursue either an aggregate cap or per-capita-cap approach to managing their Medicaid...
Dec 2, 2019 | Litigation, Medicaid, News and Updates
On December 2, 2019, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission filed suit against HHS seeking reversal of an August 2018 DAB decision that upheld a $25 million disallowance against the state. The complaint, filed in D.C District Court, argues that the standard...
