08.03.22
Section 1115 of the Social Security Act permits the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive certain Medicaid program rules and provide federal funding for states to test innovative coverage and delivery system reforms that would further the objectives of the Medicaid ...
05.19.22
States have increasingly sought to use Medicaid to address social drivers of health—factors such as healthy living environments or nutritious food that are outside of traditional health care but are among the largest contributors to health outcomes.
03.28.22
The temporary regulatory flexibilities implemented during the PHE expanded program eligibility and enrollment, enhanced remote service delivery options, authorized care delivery in alternative care sites, and much more.
03.08.22
Manatt Health found that as states operationalized their existing temporary Medicaid regulatory flexibilities, they gained greater insights on long-standing vulnerabilities in their LTSS systems that were worsened during the pandemic and turned their attention to making long-term system ...
02.03.22
As the Biden administration begins its second year in office, the administration remains focused on its core health policy agenda—advancing coverage, access and equity.
12.13.21
Viewed from a range of different measures, low-income residents of Mississippi are particularly disadvantaged with respect to their access to health insurance and health care services.
08.04.21
Medicaid has seen significant increases in enrollment across all states since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
07.15.21
Family planning services are critical to ensuring gender and racial equity and reproductive justice, and include but are not limited to contraception, pregnancy testing and fertility services.
04.28.21
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to major advances in health insurance coverage in the United States. From 2013 to 2019, the uninsured rate fell from approximately 17 percent to 11 percent.
03.02.21
Populations who use LTSS are particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and experiencing severe cases due to their age or because often they live with one or more chronic conditions.