Author: Eliott Konsin

Medicaid Newsletter Syrtis Solutions Medicaid

02 Jul JUNE MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

Syrtis Solution's June 2020 Medicaid News Recap: A roundup of Medicaid news, legislation, and industry developments relating to Medicaid integrity, cost avoidance, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion as coronavirus cases climb   Politico, July 1 Oklahoma voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a ballot...

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Medicaid High Risk List GAO Syrtis Solutions Program Integrity Oversight Improper Payments Cost Avoidance

29 Jun MEDICAID ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES

Medicaid has been designated as a high-risk government program by the GAO since 2003. The Medicaid program has struggled over the past seventeen years due to poor fiscal oversight and other administrative issues. These challenges will be exasperated as the program expands and enrollment surges...

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GAO Medicaid Improper Payments Fiscal Oversight Syrtis Solutions

24 Jun MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS IN 2019

Improper payments in the Medicaid universe are payments full or partial claims payments paid in error or payments made to the wrong party. Improper payments have been a major problem for Medicaid in recent years and have cost the program's valuable resources.  Across all government programs, improper payments have...

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Syrtis Solutions Monthly Medicaid News Recap

11 Jun MAY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

    Syrtis Solution's May 2020 Medicaid News Recap: A roundup of Medicaid news, legislation, and industry developments relating to Medicaid integrity, cost avoidance, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. New York and Ohio make moves toward allowing pharmacists to bill Medicaid for COVID-19 testing  APhA, May 30 The...

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Syrtis Solutions Monthly Medicaid News Recap

06 Apr MARCH MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

    Syrtis Solution's March 2020 Medicaid News Recap: A roundup of Medicaid news, legislation, and industry developments relating to Medicaid integrity, cost avoidance, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Medicare And Medicaid Administrator Addresses U.S. Health Care Response To COVID-19  npr, March 31NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with...

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30 Mar SECTION 1135 WAIVERS AID STATES AMID COVID-19

After COVID-19 was declared a national emergency on March 13th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was able to waive stipulations in federally funded programs to help States respond to the pandemic. To date, CMS has approved Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers for 23...

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11 Mar MICHIGAN MOVES AWAY FROM RX CARVE-OUT

From Carve-Out to Single PDL Back in September, Michigan proposed policy 1936-Pharmacy to carve-out the State’s Managed Medicaid outpatient pharmacy drug coverage and transition to a Fee-for-Service (FFS) model. However, plans to carve-out pharmacy benefits have recently been updated. After considering the policy, the State has...

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Syrtis Solutions Monthly Medicaid News Recap

09 Mar FEBRUARY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

    Syrtis Solution's February 2020 Medicaid News Recap: A roundup of Medicaid news, legislation, and industry developments relating to Medicaid integrity, cost avoidance, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Minnesota's Medicaid program made up to $29 million in improper payments for duplicate accounts  StarTribune, February 25The state...

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27 Jan MEDICAID MANAGED CARE Rx BENEFITS HELP STATES

Medicaid prescription drug spending has been on the rise and some states have opted to carve out prescription drug benefits and transition to a Fee-For-Service (FFS) model. In theory, this delivery system helps states assert their purchasing power to reduce costs and improve oversight. However,...

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