Weekly Medicaid Update

Jun 15, 2022 | Medicaid

The brief highlights recent Medicaid policy developments in key states over the past week, including, but not limited to: FL: Budget includes almost 8% increase for nursing homes LA: State adds coverage of community health workers (CHW) NJ: Termination of per diem telehealth payments for Partial Care/Partial Hospital services   Click to read more.

Inflation Shock for Medicare Payments- Especially Physician Fee Schedule

Jun 15, 2022 | BRG Publications

Approximately every five years a market basket will be rebased to adjust the relative weight of the inputs within a market basket – the largest component is typically labor. Healthcare provider groups are advocating that Congress respond to inflation spikes and the resulting delta between payment system updates and practice costs. Click to read more.

Managed Care Friday

Jun 10, 2022 | Managed Care Friday

13: Percent of employees at some of the US’s largest companies don’t believe their employer offers mental health benefits, when in fact they actually do, according to a recent survey commissioned by Human Resources Director America. Topping the list, 24% of Walmart employees claimed their employer doesn’t provide mental health resources, which is contradicted by 33% of Walmart employees who took the same survey saying they used employer-provided mental health services in the past year. Even more stark, the same survey reports that more than half of employees said they haven’t used any mental...

Weekly Medicaid Update

Jun 8, 2022 | Medicaid

The brief highlights recent Medicaid policy developments in key states over the past week, including, but not limited to: CO: 2% across-the-board rate increase approved NC: Medicaid expansion bill passes Senate, moves to House PA: MCO changes coming September 1 RI: Received federal approval to add Doula services to benefit package Click to read more.