2012
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If You Build It Will They Come? Outreach Lessons from CHIP
Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared on the State Refor(um) By Carla Plaza, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) If you build it will they come? If history repeats itself, they will, but not without intentional, focused efforts to reach, assist and enroll individuals and families into health care coverage. Prior to the…
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CMS Publishes Medicaid Cost Sharing Guidelines for 2013
By Wesley Prater Section 1916 of the Social Security Act allows states to impose cost sharing and CMS recently published the Medicaid nominal cost sharing amounts allowed for Fiscal Year 2013. These amounts can vary by income levels and are based on a state’s payments for services. Some groups (e.g., children and individuals in an…
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So Much Research, So Little Time
By Tara Mancini Want to spend less time “Googling” and more time researching? CCF recently launched its new online CCF Research Digest using a service called Zotero to help you do just that. With the ability to search publications by a myriad of fields and tags, the CCF Research Digest will help you to quickly…
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Expanding Medicaid Would Save Florida $100 Million Per Year
Think Progress November 16, 2012 By Tara Culp-Ressler Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has been an outspoken opponents of President Obama’s landmark health reform law over the past year. Back in July, he announced that his state would not be setting up a health insurance exchange or expanding the Medicaid program under Obamacare, even though his…
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Report: Medicaid expansion would save money
Jacksonville Business Journal November 16, 2012 Florida could save up to $100 million a year if it implements a new expansion of the joint state-federal Medicaid program for low-income residents, according to a new report. The paper, from the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University, said any costs to the state for expanding Medicaid under the…
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Expanding Medicaid could save Florida money, study says
Tampa Bay Times November 16, 2012 By Tia Mitchell Under the federal health care law, Florida lawmakers have the option of adding roughly 950,000 people to the Medicaid rolls, with the federal government covering most of the initial costs. Gov. Rick Scott has repeatedly expressed reservations about the cost of allowing more people access to…
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Florida Medicaid Expansion Would Pay Off, 3 Studies Say
WUSF News By Carol Gentry November 15, 2012 Florida could gain a badly-needed economic boost and thousands of new jobs each year if state officials accept federal funds to expand Medicaid, three new studies say. One study calculates the payoff at 16-to-1. The studies — two by university researchers, one by a hospital association —…
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Expanding Medicaid could save state millions, report says
Gainesville Sun November 15, 2012 By Kristine Crane Florida could save as much as $100 million a year by expanding Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released today by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Florida’s expansion of Medicaid would cover an estimated 800,000-1.3 million of the state’s currently…
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Report: Fla. could save money expanding Medicaid
Associated Press November 15, 2012 By Kelli Kennedy MIAMI (AP) – A health report released Thursday estimates the state could expand its Medicaid coverage to more than 1 million residents without spending additional money by offsetting costs in state-funded hospital programs and other safety nets. The study by Georgetown University Health Policy Institute comes days…
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Study says expanding Medicaid could save Florida money
Miami Herald November 15, 2012 By Tia Mitchell Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Medicaid expansion authorized under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is optional for states, Florida has a decision to make. Florida lawmakers have the option of adding roughly 950,000 people to the Medicaid rolls, with the federal government…
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Expanding Medicaid pays off?
Health News Florida November 15, 2012 By Carol Gentry Florida could gain a badly-needed economic boost and thousands of new jobs each year if state officials accept federal funds to expand Medicaid, three new studies say. One study calculates the payoff at 16-to-1. The studies — two by university researchers, one by a hospital association…
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Accepting Obamacare will aid needy children
Tampa Bay Times November 15, 2012 By Dr. Marc J. Yacht, Guest columnist The numbers are enormous. A recent study released by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families concluded that 475,112 Florida children are uninsured. The Kaiser Family Foundation suggests 591,000 are uninsured. There are 4 million children in Florida; 2 million…
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New Report Adds Insights to Debate on Whether Florida Should Exercise Medicaid Option
Governor Rick Scott of Florida, famously a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act, recently signaled a new willingness to join the conversation on how to put the law to work for Florida families. Today, we are releasing a report that will help give those engaged in the conversation some sound data and research to help guide…
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Affordable Care Act’s Ban on Lifetime Limits Has Ended Martin Addie’s Coverage Circus
By Joanne Volk, Center on Health Insurance Reforms What would you do if you had a health care condition that required regular, costly care your whole lifetime? You’d probably be sure you had uninterrupted health coverage so you could get the care you need without bankrupting your family. For tens of millions of Americans like…
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Florida Faces Decision on Changes to Medicaid Program; Research Shows Extending Coverage Could Save the State Money
In the wake of President Obama’s re-election, uncertainty about implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has disappeared and the State of Florida now faces important decisions regarding its Medicaid program. Among the most critical of these is whether or not to exercise its option to expand Medicaid coverage to Florida residents with…
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Florida’s Medicaid Choice: Understanding Implications of Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Health Care Act
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute researchers estimate that 800,000 to 1.3 million uninsured Floridians would gain health coverage with no net cost to the state if Florida chose to exercise the option to extend Medicaid coverage to residents with incomes at or below 133% FPL as provided under the Affordable Care Act. Moreover, the researchers estimate…
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Florida’s Medicaid Choice Slides
View the report here. View the press release here. Georgetown University Health Policy Institute researchers estimate that 800,000 to 1.3 million uninsured Floridians would gain health coverage with no net cost to the state if Florida chose to exercise the option to extend Medicaid coverage to residents with incomes at or below 133% FPL as provided…
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Children’s Health Coverage Gains in the States Boosted by Innovative Communications Campaign
By Gene Lewitt, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Over the years, I’ve been part of countless strategic planning discussions that focus on the difference between the conversations around a certain issue that are taking place and the conversations advocates want to take place. There’s good reason changing public policy conversations often feels insurmountable. Completely…
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Public Support for ACA Repeal Hits Record Low
Kaiser Family Foundation’s health tracking poll found that public support for repealing the Affordable Care Act hit a record low (33%) following the election. The November tracking poll is well worth a read. Here are few other tidbits that I found interesting: Forty-three percent of respondents said they have a favorable view of the law,…
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Eligibility and Enrollment Systems: An Advocate’s IT Toolkit
Efforts to improve public coverage programs have long been stymied by the prevalence of outdated IT systems that are the source of numerous consumer issues from confusing and conflicting notices to lost eligibility records to inadequate data to measure program performance. Meanwhile the state of technology and web-based services has advanced significantly, leaving many Medicaid…