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CMS Approves West Virginia Medicaid Waiver

Oct 16, 2017 || Rachel Schwartz

The five-year demonstration project, beginning Jan. 1, 2018, aims to strengthen substance use disorder care for state Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Can Medicaid Managed Care Help Essential Hospitals Succeed?

Aug 10, 2017 || Megan Fillebrown

Participants learned about the evolution of Medicaid Managed Care and how essential hospitals can succeed in the changing environment from experts at Premier Inc.

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CMS Approves Extension of Florida Medicaid Waiver

Aug 4, 2017 || Rachel Schwartz

The decision extends by five years the state's demonstration of a capitated Medicaid managed care program and a low-income pool to provide support for the safety net.

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CMS Outlines Section 1115 Budget Neutrality Methodology Changes

Jul 24, 2017 || Rachel Schwartz

A publicly released set of slides describes dramatic restrictions to CMS' budget neutrality policy for Section 1115 waivers.

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Market-Based Approaches to Medicaid Expansion

May 15, 2017 || Staff

In this new policy brief, America's Essential Hospitals examines Section 1115 waivers that use a market-based approach to expanding Medicaid.

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Regulatory Outlook for 2017

Apr 14, 2017 || Megan Fillebrown

The policy team at America's Essential Hospitals discussed the regulatory outlook for the next year, including key policy issues on the horizon.

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Price, Verma Outline Medicaid Priorities

Mar 17, 2017 || Michelle Rosenfeld

The letter affirms their desire to improve the Medicaid program and the vulnerable people it serves and to ensure the program provides value to taxpayers.

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Statement on Confirmation of Seema Verma as CMS Administrator

Mar 14, 2017 || Staff -

America's Essential Hospitals recognizes the new CMS administrator for her experience with health care for low-income and other vulnerable people and helping states tailor Medicaid to meet specific program and policy goals.

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Enhancing Patient Navigation Through a Community Health Program

Feb 21, 2017 || Ashli Eastwood

UTMB’s Community Health Program/Chronic Disease Education project provides care and disease management services to vulnerable and other high‐risk patients in need of assistance.

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Exploring Emerging Health Care Policy on Capitol Hill

Jan 30, 2017 || Megan Fillebrown

Attendees heard about the current status of health care legislation, including efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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2016 Election Recap: Implications for Essential Hospitals

Oct 19, 2016 || Nicole Contrino

How will the election impact the future of health care policy?

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Medicaid Managed Care and DSRIPs: Current Approaches, Future Considerations

Sep 19, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

A new policy brief by America's Essential Hospitals notes that managed care pathways might be a potential complement, or alternative, to waiver-based delivery system reform.

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New to Waivers or Veteran, this Is the Summit for You

Aug 8, 2016 || King Hillier

As essential hospitals leaders, we all need to stay on top of the evolving landscape for Medicaid Section 1115 waivers. Medicaid waivers offer a key opportunity to make health care delivery more effective and efficient – and to reduce our uncompensated care burden. Consider our experience in Texas. Over the life of the Texas Health

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California Public Hospital’s PRIME Program: The Successor to DSRIP

Jun 9, 2016 || Alana Mallory

Erica Murray discussed the major elements of the new Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal program.

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Essential Hospitals Financing 101

Apr 11, 2016 || Laura Baker

Sarah Mutinsky will be covering the rules and challenges of financing non-federal Medicaid payments.

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CMS Releases Guidance on Section 1332 Waivers

Dec 15, 2015 || Staff

Guidance builds on 2012 final regulations that outline the process for submission and review of section 1332 waivers, which may begin as early as Jan. 1, 2017.

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Leadership Summit: State Medicaid Waivers

Sep 30, 2015 ||

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The State of Medicaid DSRIP Waivers: Recent Advocacy Developments at CMS

Aug 17, 2015 ||

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Medicaid Waiver Activity: Implications for Essential Hospitals and Health Centers

Aug 17, 2015 ||

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Alternative Medicaid Expansions: Hospital Perspectives

Aug 7, 2015 ||

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California’s DSRIP: Results from Contra Costa

Aug 7, 2015 ||

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DSRIP Results: Findings from University Health System

Aug 7, 2015 ||

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States Can Waive ACA Provisions with Alternative Coverage Plans

Jul 29, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Plans must be budget-neutral and cover as many people as traditional ACA reforms. With these waivers, states may forgo certain ACA provisions including the marketplaces and individual mandate.

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Government Funding for Substance Abuse Treatment

Jul 29, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

States may apply for a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to support innovative care delivery for substance abuse disorder. SAMHSA, HRSA to also offer funding opportunities.

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