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The 2022 state legislative season is nearing its end in the coming weeks, and this year we’ve continued to see significant efforts in a broad range of states working to extend the Medicaid postpartum coverage from the current cutoff of just 60 days to a full 12 months after the end of the pregnancy. Regular […]
Yesterday, CMS released additional guidance and tools for states and Medicaid stakeholders on resuming routine operations when the Medicaid continuous coverage provision is lifted at the end of the public health emergency (PHE). While the State Health Official (SHO) reinforces prior guidance, it also provides new content and emphasizes the importance of protecting enrollees from […]
Over 32.8 million children are covered by Medicaid, and the large majority are enrolled by their state Medicaid agencies in managed care organizations (MCOs). In exchange for monthly capitation payments, the MCOs contract with the state Medicaid agency to furnish covered services through networks of providers. These arrangements, in 40 states and the District of […]
By Charles Bruner, Ph.D., Director of the Integrated Care for Kids The health community is saddened by Dr. Paul Farmer’s death – but also heartened by the many tributes to his life and the path he has presented for us. Although much of his work focused upon the poorest and most distressed communities in the […]
The rate of women who died during pregnancy or shortly after birth increased significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics, and Black women continued to experience maternal death at rates more than twice the national average. In 2020, there were 861 women […]
Mental health was in the spotlight this month on Capitol Hill with four Congressional committees holding hearings on the subject during the first three weeks of February and some committees formally announcing plans to pursue bipartisan legislation. As we’ve discussed on Say Ahhh!, the pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on the mental health of […]
