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Poverty experts are questioning if HHS is doing enough to stop states from wrongly removing people from the program. Estimates show up to 30 million could be dropped as states finish reviewing their rolls.
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The Florida Health Care Association wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warning that most facilities could not meet the “arbitrary and unfunded mandates."
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are cracking down on deceitful marketing strategies during open enrollment. Here are tips on how to avoid getting scammed.
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Software sifts through millions of medical records to match patients with similar diagnoses and characteristics and predicts what kind of care an individual will need. New rules will ensure humans are part of the process.
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The computer issues affected people in 29 states and the District of Columbia and likely included a significant number of children who should have been eligible even if their parents or caregivers were not.
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For the first time, Medicare will negotiate the prices of 10 common medicines. Dr. Meena Seshamani, with the Center for Medicare at CMS, and Brian Brito, VP of pharmacy at CareMax, talk about the process.
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Research commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analyzed only staffing levels below what experts have previously called ideal. Patient advocates have been pushing for more staff to improve care.
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Nearly one-third of the states have received warnings from federal officials that their lengthy call center wait times may be causing people to hang up — and give up — as they attempt to renew coverage.
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The Florida Policy Institute's latest push comes after data shows Florida removed 408,000 people from its Medicaid rolls since April. Only Texas has surpassed Florida's numbers.
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The waivers aim to reduce the risk of eligible families losing Medicaid coverage due to procedural errors.