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5 Million Adults Could Lose Medicaid Under Work Requirements in 2026

by Fred Pennic 03/17/2025 Leave a Comment

5 Million Adults Could Lose Medicaid Under Work Requirements in 2026

What You Should Know:  - Proposed work requirements for Medicaid could lead to millions of Americans losing their health insurance, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.   - The analysis projects that 4.6 to 5.2 million adults living in states that expanded Medicaid could lose their coverage in 2026 if work requirements are enacted.  Key Findings Researchers caution that if work requirements were applied to
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Medicaid & Health Equity: Addressing Disparities in Maternal and Mental Health

by Kim Webb, VP of Health Strategy at Siftwell Analytics 11/12/2024 Leave a Comment

Medicaid & Health Equity: Addressing Disparities in Maternal and Mental Health

Recent advancements in healthcare, such as telemedicine, automation, and clinical studies, have propelled the industry forward, unleashing new possibilities for fostering better patient outcomes. While many are lucky enough to reap the rewards of new research and technology, critical communities are being left behind. The Medicaid population, who typically benefits from progress last, still grapples with harmful biases within the healthcare system that pose extreme barriers to care. A new
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CalAIM: How to Support CBOs in Medicaid Transformation

by Jeff Geier, Cyber Security Leader at Pivotalogic 11/07/2024 Leave a Comment

CalAIM: How to Support CBOs in Medicaid Transformation

California’s bold new CalAIM Medicaid transformation program is restructuring what partnership for health looks like across the state. With a goal of better-integrating healthcare and social services for our most vulnerable residents, many eyes are turning toward local community-based organizations (CBOs) as a critical component of that evolution and investment in health equity. However, traditional health privacy, security infrastructure, and regulatory requirements, like HIPAA and HITRUST,
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The Future of Medicaid: 4 Considerations for MES Modernization

by Donna Migoni Executive Managing Director, Medicaid Enterprise Services at Maximus 10/10/2024 Leave a Comment

The Future of Medicaid: 4 Considerations for MES Modernization

More than 75 million people access comprehensive and cost-effective care through Medicaid, including low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions.  Given the program’s importance in addressing the health needs of vulnerable populations, optimizing the experiences of Medicaid members and providers is critical. How they interact with the program can impact many outcomes, from member access and care utilization to provider participation and
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Navigating the Final CMS Medicaid Managed Care Rule (CMS-2439-F)

by Gary Jessee, Senior Vice President of Sellers Dorsey 07/29/2024 Leave a Comment

Navigating the Final CMS Medicaid Managed Care Rule (CMS-2439-F)

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality. The rule aims to promote consistency and transparency, with an increased focus on improving access, driving quality, and advancing equity for Medicaid beneficiaries. CMS has been moving in this direction for several years, and states managed care organizations, and providers have
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Cityblock, Sunshine Health Partner to Deliver Care to Florida Medicaid Members in Central Florida

by Fred Pennic 05/21/2024 Leave a Comment

Cityblock, Sunshine Health Partner to Deliver Care to Florida Medicaid Members in Central Florida

What You Should Know:  - Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider specializing in Medicaid, announced a new partnership with Sunshine Health, a Florida managed care plan. This collaboration aims to provide high-quality primary care and care coordination services to Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs in Central Florida. - The partnership expands Centene Corporation's, Sunshine Health's parent company, existing relationship with Cityblock. Cityblock has already established
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Pair Team Secures $9M to Connect Underserved Communities to Care

by Syed Hamza Sohail 10/20/2023 Leave a Comment

Pair Team Secures $6M to Connect Underserved Communities to Care

What You Should Know: Pair Team, a virtual and community-based primary care solution connecting Medicaid's highest-risk patients to high-quality care, today announced it has raised $9 million in Series A funding. The financing was led by NEXT VENTURES, with participation from PTX Capital, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, and several notable healthcare angel investors including Jay Desai.The funding will be used to help Pair Team accelerate its
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Waymark Secures $42M to Expand Community-Based Care for Medicaid Patients

by Fred Pennic 10/18/2023 Leave a Comment

Waymark Secures $42M to Expand Community-Based Care for Medicaid Patients

What You Should Know:  - Waymark, a San Francisco, CA-based Medicaid provider enablement company raises $42M in new financing to scale technology-enabled, community-based care for primary care providers and their patients enrolled in Medicaid programs. The round was led by Lux Capital and CVS Health Ventures joins as a new investor.  - Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) also participated in the round. The investment consists of $22M in
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Innovation Key to Tackling Medicaid Redetermination Challenge

by Chris Oskuie, VP, State & Local Government &Education Sales at Software AG Government Solutions 10/18/2023 Leave a Comment

Innovation Key to Tackling Medicaid Redetermination Challenge

As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Medicaid programs were required to keep citizens continuously enrolled through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). These continuous enrollments ended on March 31, 2023, resulting in what many call the unwinding of Medicaid.  In June, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) estimated that between 8 million and 24 million people will lose Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision. The
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Why Accurate Data is a Lifeline to Care in the Medicaid Redetermination Cycle

by Adimika Arthur, Executive Director, HealthTech 4 Medicaid & Manisha Sharma, Senior Medical Director, Promise Health Plan Blue Shield of California 08/31/2023 Leave a Comment

Why Accurate Data is a Lifeline to Care in the Medicaid Redetermination Cycle

During the pandemic, Medicaid enrollment grew by nearly 30% to cover more than 93 million Americans, due in large part to COVID-19 provisions that included continuous Medicaid enrollment. With the unwinding of these pandemic emergency orders, annual cycles of Medicaid redetermination have returned. As a result, states have removed close to 4 million Americans from Medicaid to date. The ongoing redetermination process is likely to expand health inequities across the nation, including in
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