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SYRTIS SOLUTIONS MONTHLY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

08 Aug MEDICAID NEWS RECAP – JULY 2023

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a summary of last...

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MEDICAID ENROLLMENT UNWINDING SYRTIS SOLUTIONS ACA

31 Jul MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS RETURN

In 2018, the Trump Administration and GOP made several attempts to repeal the ACA and impose federal spending caps on the Medicaid program to reduce costs. These efforts were ultimately unsuccessful; however, a handful of states expanded their Medicaid programs and introduced work requirements during this time. According...

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SYRTIS SOLUTIONS MONTHLY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

06 Jul MEDICAID NEWS RECAP – JUNE 2023

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a summary of last...

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 50.3 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIOJNS CMS FACT SHEET

30 Jun MEDICAID SPENDING AND IMPROPER PAYMENTS

According to federal agency data from PaymentAccuracy.gov and the Office of Management and Budget, the federal government spent an estimated $247 billion in improper payments in 2022. The data also revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services' Medicaid program accounted for the majority...

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SYRTIS SOLUTIONS MONTHLY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

27 Jun MEDICAID NEWS RECAP – MAY 2023

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a summary of last...

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Syrtis Solutions GAO High-Risk List Medicaid Improper Payments

30 May IMPROPER PAYMENTS KEEP MEDICAID ON GAO’S HIGH-RISK LIST

The Government Accountability Office recently published its updated High-Risk List. The update is part of the biennial High-Risk Series started in 1990 that identifies government operations vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The recent report marks the twentieth consecutive year that the Medicaid program...

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SYRTIS SOLUTIONS MONTHLY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

04 Apr MEDICAID NEWS RECAP – MARCH 2023

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a summary of last...

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SYRTIS SOLUTIONS MONTHLY MEDICAID NEWS RECAP

04 Apr MEDICAID NEWS RECAP – FEBRUARY 2023

Syrtis Solutions distributes a monthly Medicaid news summary to help you stay up-to-date. The monthly roundup focuses on developments, research, and legislation that relates to Medicaid program integrity, cost avoidance, coordination of benefits, improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse. Below is a summary of last...

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NY RX CARVE-OUT REPEAL LAWSUIT SYRTIS SOLUTIONS

30 Mar NY Rx CARVE-OUT FACES REPEAL AND LAWSUIT

To reign in prescription drug costs and increase Medicaid program transparency, New York’s Governor, Kathy Hochul, and the New York Medicaid Redesign Team announced earlier this year that the state would carve-out the prescription drug benefit from the Medicaid program. After being delayed for two...

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