The March edition of Health Policy News is dedicated to two potential implications for consumers due to the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) – both related to healthcare costs and access to services. There are two pivotal PHE ...
As the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) nears, much attention has been paid to the implications for Medicaid enrollment as states prepare to restart eligibility redetermination. However, the PHE end will have a much broader impact on ...
In the first edition of 2023, we provide updates on two key Medicaid policy developments from the end of last year. The last days of 2022 included the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Omnibus Act), which includes ...
Happy Holidays! As is customary for Health Policy News, our December 2022 edition is a retrospective of 2022, with a quick preview of topics and developments the Health Policy News team will be following in 2023. Reflections on 2022 As ...
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 ...
Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting In August 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, which, if promulgated, would ...
The End of the Public Health Emergency & Effect on Health Insurance Coverage In the coming months it is anticipated that the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ...
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 This month’s edition includes health policy highlights from conferences that our Health Policy News team attended during the past two months. First up is the ...
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 ...
In our summer edition this year, we provide updates on two topics that have been the subject of many articles on Health Policy News: Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers and ...
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 ...
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 ...
This month’s edition of Health Policy News includes a summary of the final 2023 Health Insurance Exchange and Qualified Health Plan rules and guidance—updated from our summary of the proposed ...
