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Five Republican State Senate members sided with Democrats and passed a $8.8 billion budget that included a Medicaid expansion to 138% FPL to cover an additional 300,000 people. The bill will now be voted on by House members.
District of Columbia
According to Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary acting Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare, even if the governor agrees to expand the Medicaid program, the state would not be able to implement until at least January 1, 2015.
Missouri
Dr. Ian McCaslin has left as the Director Missouri's Medicaid program. This is a huge loss for the state, as Ian is one of the best public servants I have ever met, and is very committed to the underserved, uninsured, children, disabled and elderly. A very professional person with great integrity.
New Jersey
The State Health Reform Assistance Network (State Network) hosted a meeting in late April bringing together states, experts and federal officials to discuss pressing ACA implementation issues facing state Medicaid agencies. The meeting addressed a wide array of topics and the agenda and selected presentations can be found at the link included here.
The State Network is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation helping a select group of states implement the coverage expansion provisions of the ACA.
Missouri
I assume this is old news already to some if not many of you (it is to those of us in Missouri, as Medicaid expansion has looked dead for a while, especially since the majority in the Senate said no deal to the Governor). But this story in POLITICO may not have been posted here yet (not that I can see, which is the national news version of the inevitable result. Friday is the end of the legislative session, and no Medicaid expansion is at all likely.
Missouri
Sorry here is the link. I am new to this!
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/missouri-lawmakers-torpedo-medicai...
Ohio
Gov Beshear makes decision to move forward to expand Medicaid in KY
District of Columbia
Florida's legislative session ended on Friday with no resolution on the Medicaid expansion.
District of Columbia
Last week, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that WV would expand Medicaid.
District of Columbia
The Missouri Senate passed a $25 billion budget that did not include plans for a Medicaid expansion even though the governor has been trying hard to convince lawmakers to accept the federal funds. Minority Floor Leader Jolie Justus offered an amendment that would have added $890 million to the Social Services budget and would have expanded Medicaid to around 260,000 Missourians next year.
Arkansas
Lost in all of the exciting premium assistance discussion in Arkansas was another piece of legislation that indicates Arkansas will be moving toward a state-based exchange operated by a non-profit board, with transition of authority to occur in July 2015.
District of Columbia
As another community member has noted, Arkansas lawmakers moved forward in their effort to use Medicaid-expansion dollars to cover low-income residents with insurance plans sold in the exchange. Two bills necessary for this approach were passed in the legislature and sent on to the governor. Attached are links to the two bills.
District of Columbia
The state's Senate approved the premium assistance language last night and now goes to the governor to be signed.
District of Columbia
Arkansas’s legislation that would cover low-income people, who may otherwise be eligible for Medicaid, in the state’s exchange by providing premium assistance was voted on by House members today. However, the bill did not get the 75 votes it needed to pass. It failed by six votes, 69-28.
District of Columbia
On Tuesday, the House voted again and the bill passed, 77-23. The Senate will vote later this week before the legislative session ends. Following the passage of the legislation, Arkansas must submit a waiver request to receive approval from HHS before implementing the plan.
District of Columbia
The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) compiled this checklist for the State Health Reform Assistance Network to highlight the ACA Medicaid requirements that will take effect in the next two years, nearly all of which will apply to states regardless of whether the state chooses to expand Medicaid eligibility. The checklist also highlights a few important optional provisions that states may want to consider as they plan for modernizing their Medicaid programs and complying with federal requirements. This checklist provides links to relevant resources that offer additional tools and analyses to support state implementation efforts, and is accompanied by a companion Resource List.
District of Columbia
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said no to a Medicaid expansion but expressed interest in the premium assistance proposals similar to those in Ohio and Arkansas. This premium assistance option would allow those who are Medicaid eligible to use Medicaid funds to purchase private coverage through the exchange.
Mississippi
Can someone tell me whether a healthy, single person (with no children) will qualify for medicaid in the state of MS regardless of their annual income? Thanks.
Wisconsin
Hello Theresa, I am not an expert on MS and what they are doing with regard to Medicaid expansion. If I understand your question correctly, however, the answer is No to "regardless of their annual income". Generally under ACA, qualification is based on MAGI at 138/133 % of the federal poverty level. Those above are theoreticallhy eligible for purchasing insurance with subsidies up to 400% of the FPL on a sliding scale if not receiving other insurance from an employer or Medicare. I hope that helps.
District of Columbia
A webinar listener asked: Can you explain the concept of preventive services or benefits being optional- are they part of the ACA and Essential Health Benefits?
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