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Texas panel backs Medicaid waiver but not expansion
The Hill
A Texas legislative committee is urging the state to renew a special Medicaid waiver that reimburses hospitals that care for the uninsured in lieu of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion, according to a report. The state Senate Committee on Health and Human Services declined to recommend widening Medicaid eligibility under the federal healthcare law but did not rule out the possibility of an alternative path to expanding coverage.
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Healthy Pennsylvania enrollment begins but program could be
scrapped next year
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via InsuranceNewsNet.com
As of Dec. 1, uninsured Pennsylvanians whose annual income is less than 138 percent of the household federal poverty limit may apply for health coverage through the state's new "Healthy PA" program, which offers subsidized, Medicaid-like insurance plans through private health carriers. For those determined to be eligible, as many as 600,000 low-income Pennsylvanians, coverage could begin as soon as Jan. 1.
Dec. 3 Webinar Wednesday: 'Navigating Managed Care in Rare Diseases'
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Rare diseases such as hemophilia are complicated conditions that present unique challenges to the healthcare system with respect to treatment, cost and coverage of care. Consideration of factors that contribute to best practices for managing care for individuals with hemophilia are paramount. These include:
- Care transitions that impact pediatric patients with hemophilia as they move into adulthood
- Coordinated care strategies
- Pharmaceutical manufacturer partnerships
Baxter Healthcare Corporation invites you to join leading managed care expert Richard Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, as he presents opportunities to improve rare disease state management through an engaging presentation and interactive question-and-answer session.
Cyber Monday extension: 20 percent off 'MHPA Best
Practices Compendium'
MHPA
MHPA's "2014-2015 Best Practices Compendium" is a compilation of Medicaid health plan programs that improve the health of Medicaid enrollees by ensuring high-quality care while ensuring budget predictability. In a Cyber Monday extension, MHPA is offering 20 percent off "Best Practices Compendium."
This annual publication is a valuable reference tool for health plan staff and features award-winning case studies, a listing of the current state Medicaid directors and an MHPA member health plan/vendor resource directory.
Pay for success, social impact bonds: Request for proposals
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is releasing a request for proposals Thursday, Dec. 4, from healthcare entities to develop asthma-related social impact bond/pay for success projects. GHHI and its partner, the Calvert Foundation, will provide technical assistance to five selected healthcare organizations. An informational webinar will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18. Proposals are due Thursday, Jan. 15.
GHHI and Calvert Foundation are proud recipients of a $1.011 million award from The Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund. With this funding, the organizations will work to build on the asthma-focused PFS currently being developed in Baltimore by a partnership between GHHI, the Calvert Foundation and Johns Hopkins HealthCare and the Johns Hopkins Health System. Visit the SIF and GHHI Pay for Success information pages for more details.
For FAQs on this project, click here.
For organizations interested in updates on this project, please sign up for our email list.
GHHI will be conducting webinars for interested healthcare organizations on Thursday, Dec. 18 and Monday, Jan. 5. To register for the Dec. 18 webinar, click here.
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Wyoming devises plan to expand Medicaid
The New York Times
With a plan released by the administration of Gov. Matt Mead, a Republican, Wyoming has become the latest state seeking to expand Medicaid. The plan would provide Medicaid coverage to an additional 18,000 low-income people, according to the state's health department. If it wins federal and state legislative approval, Wyoming will join 27 states that have expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act, including nine with Republican leadership.
GOP may thwart Obamacare's huge pay raise for doctors
Forbes
A huge pay raise under the Affordable Care Act for primary care doctors who treat the nation's poor covered by Medicaid health insurance is set to expire at the end of the year. And with Republicans taking control of the U.S. Senate and retaining a majority in the U.S. House, maintaining the reimbursement increase is in doubt come January.
Capitol Hill briefing on health plan roles to reduce preterm birth on Dec. 11
MHPA
MHPA's report, "Preterm Birth Prevention: Evidence-Based Use of Progesterone Treatment — Issue Brief and Action Steps for Medicaid Health Plans," will be featured at a Capitol Hill event to educate legislators and their staff on how health plans target the problem of preterm birth, the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality in the U.S.
IIR's FDA/CMS Summit for Payers featuring MHPA's Jeff Myers | Dec. 11-12, Washington, D.C.
Institute for International Research USA
Hear from the FDA and CMS under one roof, along with C-level executives from top health plans, at the FDA/CMS Summit for Payers. The entire healthcare continuum is coming together to understand how to better interact with the government to remain compliant, adaptive, and successful as our landscape evolves to become more patient-centric. Collaborate with the most influential people in health care, including speakers MHPA's president and CEO Jeff Myers and Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA. Click here for more information.
Dec. 17 Webinar Wednesday: 'Why All Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Need an ACO Strategy'
Epstein Becker Green and Health Policy Source, Inc.
The growth and persistence of the state accountable care organizations (ACO) movement is being fueled by CMS' State Innovation Model grants and by state implementation of Medicaid ACOs — 17 states have already implemented some form of Medicaid accountable care. Join Clifford Barnes, partner at Epstein Becker Green, PC, and Jenny Gladieux, senior health policy analyst for Health Policy Source, Inc., as they provide the tools to develop an understanding of how Medicaid ACOs affect Medicaid managed care and provide the rationale on why Medicaid managed care needs to develop state-specific ACO strategies.
MHPA's Myers to speak at Sixth Annual Medicaid Innovations 2015 Forum | Feb 3-5, 2015 | Orlando
Medicaid Innovations Forum
Join MHPA President and CEO Jeff Myers at the Sixth Annual Medicaid Innovations 2015 Forum in February 2015. This meeting offers a unique combination of forward-thinking perspectives including first-hand case studies and examples of true innovation from both Medicaid managed care plans and state government agencies. The forum, which gathers hundreds of representatives from states, health plans and solution providers in one room, goes beyond policy to explore the specific strategies these organizations are leveraging to improve quality of care, reduce costs and position themselves for success in serving the rapidly expanding Medicaid population. Use Discount Code MHPA200 to receive $200 off the current rate.
MHPA's Myers to chair WHCC 4th Annual Medicaid and Medicare Reform Summit | March 2015 | Washington, DC
World Congress
MHPA President and CEO Jeff Myers will chair the WHCC 4th Annual Medicaid and Medicare Reform Summit, a meeting that convenes executives from health plans, hospital systems and policy organizations to share, learn and discuss approaches to improve the quality of government programs and achieve payment and delivery reform. For conference details, agenda and registration, please visit here.
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