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13 Apr Update on the Virginia Medicaid Expansion Debate

Posted at 12:41h in Medicaid Expansion

Lawmakers in Virginia were unable to approve the Commonwealth’s biennial spending plan earlier this year; which included provisions for Medicaid Expansion. Due to a divide in Republican support within the House and Senate, the legislators agreed to reconvene for a special session, which took place...

05 Apr Virginia’s Rural Hospitals Depend On Medicaid Expansion

Posted at 13:11h in Medicaid Expansion

The future of rural hospitals in Virginia hangs in the balance in the upcoming debate over Medicaid expansion. Due to the large population of uninsured and low-income citizens in Virginia's countryside, rural hospitals rely heavily on the Medicaid program for financial assistance. If Virginia legislators...

26 Mar The Window of Opportunity Is Closing for VA Medicaid Expansion

Posted at 09:35h in Medicaid Expansion

Last month, Virginia’s work on the Commonwealth’s biennial spending plan budget came to an abrupt halt due to the inclusion of provisions for Medicaid expansion. In short, the Republican House supports expanding Medicaid whereas the Republican Senate does not. As a result of the split...

13 Mar A Medicaid Model That Includes Work Requirements, Premiums, Time Limits & Drug Testing

Posted at 13:42h in Medicaid, Uncategorized

Last year the GOP and Trump Administration made numerous attempts to reform Medicaid by trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and impose federal spending caps for the Medicaid program. While these efforts were unsuccessful, the future of the Medicaid program is still vulnerable...

28 Dec Majority of Utah Residents Support the Expansion of Medicaid Under ACA

Posted at 14:27h in Medicaid, Uncategorized

Just under 60% of Utah residents support the expansion of Medicaid under the ACA in order to cover a greater number of low-income adults, according to a recent poll. A strong majority of Utahns back a full Medicaid expansion, according to the poll conducted by Dan Jones and...

20 Jul The Consequences of Repealing the ACA Medicaid Expansion

Posted at 19:38h in Medicaid

While the Senate considers the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017, the Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported on the main provisions that would effect Medicaid; they are, the removal of statutory authority to cover childless adults up to 138% FPL ($16,643 for an individual in...

25 Jan Trends in Medicaid Managed Care Spending

Posted at 20:24h in Medicaid Managed Care

Government expenditures for Medicaid managed care embodied more than one-third of the total government Medicaid spending in 2014, according to a government report (GAO-16-77) released Jan. 19 that highlights exactly how states are increasingly relying on managed care as they expand Medicaid coverage within the...

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