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Medicaid Fraud: The Improper Use of Improper Payments
Welcome to another installment on the misuse of the Medicaid “improper payments” metric. This conversation began in 2018, then continued in 2020, 2022, and this year. For those just joining, Brian Blase of the Paragon Institute and his colleague, Rachel Greszler of the Economic Policy Innovation Center, have launched yet another misguided assault on federal…
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How Medicaid Supports Seniors and People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers
In Partnership with Medicaid Supports the Health and Economic Well-Being of Paid and Unpaid Caregivers and is Vital to Older Adults and People with Disabilities Medicaid is essential to the health and wellbeing of people in the United States at every stage of life. Medicaid is much more than a health insurance program: it is…
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Medicaid Provides Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Medicaid is a Key Source of Funding for the Part C Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Early Intervention The two programs work together to provide effective early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays. Medicaid covers more than 40% of births…
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Imposing a Per Capita Cap on the Medicaid Expansion Would Lead to an Effective Cut in the Expansion Matching Rate for States
On March 5, according to Axios, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) is now considering a proposal to impose a per capita cap on the Medicaid expansion as part of budget reconciliation. Chairman Guthrie, as well as other House Republican leaders, may believe that such a cap could be viewed as more…
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Webinar: How Medicaid Supports Parents in Crisis, Children in or Youth Aging out of Foster Care, Relative Caregivers, and Adoptive Families
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, FosterClub, and Generations United held a webinar on Tuesday, March 4th at 3 pm ET. This webinar is free and open to the public. Why it Matters: Medicaid covers 99% of children in foster care. It’s the lifeline ensuring youth aging out have…
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What is President Trump Saying About Medicaid?
Asked about broader spending cuts … Trump said we’ll “love and cherish” Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the last of which insures more than 70 million Americans. “We’re not going to do anything with that, unless we can find some abuse or waste,” Trump said. “The people won’t be affected. It will only be more…
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How Medicaid Supports Maternal and Infant Health
Medicaid Helps Mothers and Babies Get the Care They Need Medicaid coverage plays a vital role in ensuring that no mother or infant falls through the cracks during the first year postpartum. Medicaid finances more than 40% of births across the nation. Eligibility levels vary by state but coverage for maternity care, including prenatal and…
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Medicaid Managed Care: The Big Five in Q4 2024
The “Big Five” earnings results for Q4 of 2024 are now in. The “Big Five” are the publicly-held companies that together control half of the Medicaid managed care market: Centene, CVSHealth/Aetna, Elevance Health, Molina Healthcare, and UnitedHealth Group. (There are five nonprofit Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) with significant regional or single-state market footprints, but…
