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Forbes
More than 20 million Americans losing their jobs could become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as employers cut health benefits amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, a new study indicates.
In a new analysis, the Kaiser Family Foundation says nearly 27 million people "would become uninsured due to loss of job-based health coverage if they don't sign up for other coverage." And based on their incomes and other factors, the analysis estimates nearly four in five, or 79%, are "likely eligible for subsidized coverage, either through Medicaid (12.7 million) or through the ACA's marketplaces (8.4 million)."
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Skilled Nursing News
House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a major aid package with a provision that would indefinitely delay the implementation of a controversial rule that imperiled billions in Medicaid funding for skilled nursing facilities.
The bill also would boost the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), or Washington's share of state Medicaid rates, by 14% — up from the 6.2% boost implemented in the Families First Coronavirus Act.
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The Columbus Dispatch
As the coronavirus upends the state's economy, Medicaid added 140,000 Ohioans in April alone, meaning that the taxpayer-funded health insurance program now covers about 1 in 4 residents.
It's going to get worse.
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During these times of uncertainty, we are thinking about our most vulnerable populations. We want our members to have peace of mind knowing we are here for them, especially right now.
Our priority is to help our members get the benefits they need and deserve for their overall health and well-being.
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Texas Observer
For years, some Texas families have been stuck in a persistent cycle. Their kids are covered by Medicaid, until suddenly they’re kicked off. Sometimes parents don’t realize their children have lost coverage until they’re at the doctor’s office and find out they’ll have to pay out of pocket. Maybe they missed the letter from the state, telling them they needed to submit income verification or other information again. Maybe it arrived the same day the renewal forms were due back, or after those forms were due, or maybe it never arrived at all. So having missed the 10-day window to respond, their children were automatically kicked off Medicaid. Then they have to start a new application. Sometimes the children go without coverage for weeks, even months.
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CAQH
Improper Medicaid payments, such as for ineligible patients or for services not provided, were
estimated to be $36.2 billion in fiscal 2018, accounting for 9.8% of Medicaid spending. There is growing pressure on MCO payers to prevent inaccurate payments before they happen to avoid loss of federal funds.
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Health News Florida
Florida’s economic collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause ballooning Medicaid enrollment that might blow a $1 billion hole in the state budget, according to new projections by the agency that oversees the health care safety net program.
The dramatic rise in costs could exert additional pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature to cut the budget as businesses shutting down and scaling back have dramatically reduced the main sources of tax dollars used to pay for state spending.
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Springfield News-Leader
This fall, Missouri voters could be asked to expand Medicaid and allow more people to qualify for state-run health coverage.
A top Republican lawmaker would like them to also consider giving the legislature the option to disregard that vote.
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The Examiner
The financial strain of being prepared for COVID-19 and putting off other services has contributed to the closing of 12 rural hospitals — including Pinnacle Regional Hospital in Boonville — nationwide in 2020.
In other locations, rural providers have laid off employees and cut hours as revenues fell.
For several rural health providers around Missouri, the ballot measure that would expand Medicaid is important for stable revenue and more coverage for their communities.
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Casper Star-Tribune
A legislative committee will again discuss and study Medicaid expansion in Wyoming, a topic that top lawmakers are looking at in a new light because of the devastating effects of the coronavirus.
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WIFR-TV
An Illinois member of Congress speaks out, asking the House of Representatives to stop future federal relief payments for health systems that stop accepting Medicaid patients during the pandemic.
"Mercyhealth, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, to tell 66,000 patients who are on Medicaid that they will no longer take them, in my opinion, that is unconscionable," said Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-17th).
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago via Medical Xpress
Prevalence of food allergy among Medicaid-enrolled children across the U.S. was substantially lower (0.6%), compared to previous national estimates using parent surveys (7.6%) and reports of physician confirmation of food allergy (4.7%). The study, published in Academic Pediatrics, was the first to analyze Medicaid claims data of over 23 million children to estimate prevalence of food allergy diagnosis.
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