A team of five Boston-area researchers* has found stark geographical and ethnicity-based differences in the practice of delaying care due to cost. In an article in the April 9 New England Journal of Medicine, they expressed hope that provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that expand Medicaid eligibility will reduce […]
On March 29, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with request for comment to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act on increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), or matching, rates for certain Medicaid beneficiaries in states. This rule codifies the increased FMAP rates that will be applicable […]
A new survey has found that many states are investing in technology and simplifying Medicaid enrollment processes. Nearly all states are pressing forward with information technology and process improvements to develop faster, streamlined Medicaid enrollment systems, as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) whether or not the state accepts the law’s expanded Medicaid […]
