[...] as governors and legislatures recently began writing their budgets for next fiscal year- with projected revenues still far below needsthe scheduled expiration of Recovery Act funds was their biggest concern. [...] the federal share of Medicaid costs could adjust automatically to reflect changes in unemployment so that when joblessness rises, the federal government picks up a bigger share of the cost- as long as states maintain the program at roughly current levels. Since Medicaid is now the third largest revenue source for statesjust behind sales and income taxes- this change alone could make a significant difference in how states weather downturns.
This proposed rule addresses the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments under the Social Security Act. Under this limitation, DSH payments to a hospital cannot exceed the uncompensated costs of furnishing hospital services by the hospital to individuals who are Medicaid-eligible or ``have no health insurance (or other source of third party coverage) for the services furnished during the year.'' This rule would provide that the quoted phrase would refer in context to a lack of coverage on a service-specific basis, so that the calculation of uncompensated care for purposes of the hospital-specific DSH limit would include the cost of each service furnished to an individual who had no health insurance or other source of third party coverage f...
The New York State Partnership for Long Term Care was established by the state legislature in Sep 1997 in an attempt to manage the increasing cost of the state's share of Medicaid. The Partnership consisted of a long-term care insurance policy that by its terms obligated the state to consider the policy benefits as full or partial payment for long-term care and for the protection of the insured's assets. A number of qualifying tests must be met for Medicaid, one of which is that the applicant cannot have combined assets in excess of $4,000 for an individual, or $5,850 for a couple, plus $1,500 in a burial fund and life insurance. In addition, there is a community spouse resource allowance test. To qualify, the New York Partnership Policy must include the following minimum provisions: 1....
The Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) announces 28 grants to 24 organizations, totaling over $1.5 million for 2009 year to date. These grants are advancing LISC's commitment to build Sustainable Communities in Detroit's neighborhoods through its three pillars of investment: land use and physical development, economic development, and community safely and healthy environments, as well as investments into Detroit's community development delivery system to keep organizations sustainable and strong. Supporting neighborhood economic development and the preservation of community assets and jobs is critical, particularly during this economic downturn," said Karen Tyler-Ruiz, senior program officer, Detroit LISC. "Detroit LISC's grant-making is one tool we use to achieve our...
...* $25,000 to cover predevelopment costs for CHASS Center, Inc.'s new health clinic in Sout... a feasibility study to demonstrate the share of Medicaid subscribers CHASS can capture as well ...
... program of greatest concern to states is Medicaid. . The 46-year-old program, which cost state and f..., networks of providers who agree to share cost savings based on outcomes. . We're going to s...
Closing the Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork is being put forward as a potential cost-cutting step for the state's share of Medicaid costs. The Legislature's Medicaid Interim Committee met Monday to discuss ways to cut Medicaid expenses as federal cutbacks force the states to cover increasing costs.
...A State participating in Medicaid must have a medical assistance plan approved by th... for prescription drugs, Congress enacted a cost-saving measure in 1990 that requires drug companie... and sharply reduces the drug's market share and sales, as the P A causes a shift of patients t...
This final rule implements several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable Care Act expands access to health insurance coverage through improvements to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) programs, the establishment of Affordable Insurance Exchanges (``Exchanges''), and the assurance of coordination between Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchanges. This final rule codifies policy and procedural changes to the Medicaid and CHIP programs related to eligibility, enrollment, renewals, public availability of program information and coordination across insurance affordability programs.
... household and fully reimburse States for the cost of implementing the new definition, including the ... situations does not address joint or shared custody arrangements. Many commenters suggested mo...
Having been in health care for 33 years, I agree the system needs some changes. Unfortunately, what the federal and state governments have failed to realize is that they are a major cause of the current problem. If they would pay their full fair share, everyone else's cost would decrease. Medicare and Medicaid do not pay the full cost of the health care services they buy for their clients. As a result, health care providers have to mark up their prices to the private consumer to make up the difference. If governments paid the same price as private individuals, then the consumer's prices would drop dramatically. This cost shifting has amounted to hidden tax on the insured for decades.
The New York State Bar Association's Elder Law Section has issued a report critical of pending budget proposals that would reduce New York's share of the cost for the federal Medicaid program by significantly increasing look-back periods and altering the computation of penalty periods. The plan would also restrict access to needed home care services and increase the likelihood of institutionalization for seniors in need of long-term health care.
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