Financing
I recently pulled out my copy of the Social Security Act to reread Section 1115 which provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to permit waivers of certain rules of the Medicaid program. These projects were conceived of by Congressional drafters as “demonstration projects” or “experimental pilots” which “in the judgment […]
By Liane Wong and Eugene Lewit, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Even though last week seemed like it was all about the run-up to the Super Bowl, many of us in the nation had another cause to celebrate. February 4, 2011 was the second anniversary of the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
By Jocelyn Guyer As we blogged a few weeks ago, the nation’s Republican governors have sent a letter to Congress asking for the stability protections included in the Affordable Care Act to be revoked. The debate already has turned ugly, with these Governors asserting that the stability protections are “unconscionable” and leave them with no choice […]
By Martha Heberlein While there have been many arguments related to the stability protections (aka the maintenance-of-effort requirements) that irk me due a skewing of the issues (such as the lack of “flexibility” states have in their Medicaid programs), one in particular has been driving me crazy. We at CCF have long tried to get […]
By Jocelyn Guyer Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families (CCF), along with more than 200 other organizations, joined together to submit comments to CMS in support of a proposed rule that would provide 90% matching funding for state Medicaid eligibility system upgrades. Organizations participating in this effort represented 41 states and the District of […]
With the opening of state legislative sessions, we are beginning to see how states are proposing to deal with ongoing shortfalls in state revenues coupled with the loss of additional federal financial support for Medicaid from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). There is no dispute that states will continue to face difficult budget […]
