Category: State Activity
State Efforts to Improve Perinatal Healthcare
State Efforts to Improve Perinatal Healthcare Advancing quality of healthcare continues to be a focus for many states, even as they continue to tackle the impacts of the COVID-19 public ...
The End of the Public Health Emergency & Effect on Health Insurance Coverage
The End of the Public Health Emergency and the Effect on Health Insurance Coverage In the coming months it is anticipated that the end of the COVID -19 Public ...
Health Policy News Conference Roundup
Highlights from the 2022 National Association of Medicaid Program Integrity Conference; Advancing Medicaid Program Integrity – Chris Richter Several members of Public Consulting Group’s (PCGs) Health Payer Services team recently ...
American Rescue Plan Act Funding Progress Updates
Last summer, Health Policy News provided coverage of early planning at the state level to implement Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) related to Home ...
Activity Around Section 1332 Reinsurance Waivers Continues
The earliest Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers are reaching their expiration dates, marking a key milestone under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This article explores the next ...
The Rising Trend of Multi-State Affiliations of Health Information Exchanges—What is the Best Model for Your HIE?
One of the latest trends in health information exchange (HIE) development is multi-state affiliations. Some states have joined forces with other states, sharing HIE infrastructure, data, and strategies. With Connecticut ...
NASHP Conference Features COVID-19 Updates and Forward-Looking Policy Discussions
Nearly every panel at this year’s annual National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) conference—which took place from September 20-22—inevitably included some focus on the implications and impact of the ...
NAMPI 2021: Advancing Medicaid Program Integrity in the Current Environment
Along with approximately one-thousand state and federal Program Integrity professionals and experts, PCG’s Health team sponsored, attended and presented at the 2021 National Association of Medicaid Program Integrity (NAMPI) virtual ...
Summer 2021 COVID-19 Updates
The summer months have seen a downturn in the spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States, with 56.1% of the total population having received at least one dose of a ...
Post-Pandemic Telehealth Utilization
Background The last year saw a significant increase in the use of alternative health care delivery methods (especially telemedicine, or telehealth1), as patients either avoided or were unable to access ...