Weekly Medicaid Update

Mar 1, 2023 | Medicaid

The brief highlights recent Medicaid policy developments in key states over the past week, including, but not limited to: CO: Expands coverage of home delivered meals for waiver participants IL: Releases report on state’s Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative NC: Delayed launch of Behavioral Health/IDD Tailored Plans Click to read more. 

Recent Developments In Anesthesiology

Feb 28, 2023 | Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule

Recent Developments in Anesthesiology: Impact of policy in PFS rules mixed for anesthesiology specialty. In recent years, more anesthesiology groups have contracted with payers and this trend is likely to continue driven by value-based payment design and bundled payments. Click to read more.

Managed Care Friday

Feb 24, 2023 | Managed Care Friday

757: It’s a palindrome as my smarter nieces remind me. It’s also the average cost in dollars for about 1 out of every 10 patients a day who go to some of the urgent care centers in a New England suburb, but then need to be transferred to the hospital via ground ambulance due to things like low heart rate or difficult to diagnose headaches. If you’re pursuing urgent care, keep in mind these centers didn’t really exist before this century, that 1 in 5 patients you see are “more than likely worried well” and could wait 3 days for their symptoms to resolve themselves, but some patients will be...

Weekly Medicaid Update

Feb 22, 2023 | Medicaid

The brief highlights recent Medicaid policy developments in key states over the past week, including, but not limited to: IL: Governor Pritzker releases FY 2024 budget proposal​ LA: Executive budget calls for funding to continue increases for HCBS providers ​ OH: Home health workers seek Medicaid rate increases through budget process​ WI: Reimbursement rates increase for certain services Click to read more.