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Does the 340B program improve quality of care?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

They find that: We did not find discontinuities in inpatient care quality across the Program eligibility threshold for Medicaid and uninsured patients; specifically, on all-cause mortality (beta = −0.04 Interestingly, the authors did find that there was some evidence of quality improvement among insured non-Medicaid patients.

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2024 Brings Expansion to Medicaid in New York State

Sheppard Health Law

HRSN Initiatives : In the interest of increasing the accessibility and quality of care to address HRSN, the Demonstration Amendment seeks to improve integration between primary care providers and community-based organizations. Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative CMS authorized up to $2.2

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Medicaid Authorities for Housing-Related Services

NASHP

To address the housing needs of Medicaid beneficiaries, states can leverage a variety of Medicaid authorities, including through the state plan, a variety of waivers, and managed care arrangements, to cover housing-related services under state Medicaid programs.

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Medicaid Wage Proposal Could Prompt HCBS Operators To Exit Market, Discourage New Providers From Entering

Home Health Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published two proposed rules that have major implications for home-based care providers. The provision may also lead to providers dropping Medicaid services. “As Wolfe believes that even providers that don’t work under Medicaid could see the impact of this provision.

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Waymark Secures $42M to Expand Community-Based Care for Medicaid Patients

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Waymark , a San Francisco, CA-based Medicaid provider enablement company raises $42M in new financing to scale technology-enabled, community-based care for primary care providers and their patients enrolled in Medicaid programs.

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State Oversight and Innovations in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities 

NASHP

States are increasingly turning to capitated Medicaid managed care programs to deliver long-term services and supports (LTSS) to individuals with complex needs. California does cover skilled nursing facility care in its MLTSS program, but most personal care services (in-home supportive services) are provided under FFS.

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Why Accurate Data is a Lifeline to Care in the Medicaid Redetermination Cycle

HIT Consultant

Adimika Arthur, Executive Director, HealthTech 4 Medicaid Manisha Sharma, Senior Medical Director, Promise Health Plan Blue Shield of California During the pandemic, Medicaid enrollment grew by nearly 30% to cover more than 93 million Americans , due in large part to COVID-19 provisions that included continuous Medicaid enrollment.