Explainer: How States Are Using Medicaid Waivers to Help Incarcerated...
Compared to the general population, individuals who are incarcerated have higher rates of mental illness, substance use disorder, and chronic disease. However, the federal “inmate exclusion” policy...
View ArticleSection 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are...
In April 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance encouraging states to apply for a new Section 1115 demonstration opportunity to test transition-related strategies...
View ArticleRecent Trends in Community Health Center Patients, Services, and Financing
Community health centers are a national network of over 1,300 safety-net primary care providers, serving more than 30 million patients in 2022. They are located in medically underserved urban and rural...
View ArticleWith Current Staffing Levels, About 1 in 5 Nursing Facilities Would Meet...
This analysis uses the most recently-available data to examine the percentage of nursing facilities that currently meet the minimum staffing requirements in the final rule.
View ArticleThe Vast Majority of Nursing Facilities Will Need to Hire More Staff to...
Based on a new KFF analysis, fewer than 1 in 5 (19%) nursing facilities currently meet the minimum staffing standards set out in the final requirements of the federal rule released today by the Centers...
View ArticleExamining New Medicaid Resources to Expand School-Based Behavioral Health...
In light of worsening mental health among youth, strategies have been implemented to improve access to behavioral health services in recent years, including expanding school-based care for students....
View ArticleCoverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Medicare
This brief describes Medicare coverage of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, and compares that coverage with private insurance plans and Medicaid. These benefits are...
View Article10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care
Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees, as well as new federal rules that strengthen managed care...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care, Amid the New Federal Rules
Managed care is the most common delivery system for Medicaid. Most states (42, including DC) use comprehensive managed care plans to provide care to at least some of their Medicaid enrollees, according...
View ArticleFinal Prior Authorization Rules Look to Streamline the Process, but Issues...
This brief examines the final CMS regulations governing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, Marketplace, Medicaid, and other plans, how they might address some current consumer concerns, and...
View ArticleChallenges and Strategies in Expanding Non-Traditional Pregnancy-Related...
A growing number of states have added Medicaid coverage of non-traditional pregnancy-related care and services in recent years, such as doula services, lactation services, and home visiting programs,...
View ArticleStatus of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions: Interactive Map
This page displays an interactive map of the current status of state decisions on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Additional Medicaid expansion resources are listed (with links) below the...
View ArticleMedicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker
This page tracks recent state actions to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage, including approved and pending 1115 waivers, legislation that will require the state to seek federal approval through a SPA...
View ArticleKFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: Voters’ Views of Health Policy Issues in...
Voters are split largely along partisan lines in terms of who they trust in regard to various health care issues, but Biden captures more than Trump trust from Independent voters. Biden is also more...
View ArticleNew KFF Poll Finds that Many Older Voters Are Unaware of Medicare Drug Price...
A new KFF poll finds that many older voters are unaware of the provision in the Inflation Reduction Act that for the first time requires the federal government to negotiate the price of some...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the Final Nursing Facility Rule and Which Facilities Might...
This analysis discusses the provisions of the final rule, including changes made by the Administration from the proposed rule, and examines the percentage and characteristics of nursing facilities that...
View ArticleIn 45 States, Fewer Than Half of Nursing Facilities Have Enough Staff to Meet...
In 45 states, fewer than half of nursing facilities currently meet all three staffing minimums required in the final federal rule that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released in...
View ArticleMedicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
This Medicaid waiver tracker page aggregates tracking information on pending and approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. It includes resources such as an overview figure, detailed waiver topic tables,...
View ArticleMedicaid 101
This Health Policy 101 chapter explores Medicaid, the primary U.S. program providing comprehensive coverage of health care and long-term services and supports to nearly 90 million low-income people....
View ArticleVariation in Use of Dental Services by Children and Adults Enrolled in...
Oral health is key to overall health and well-being, and the use of dental services helps prevent and treat dental disease and improves oral health. The prevalence of unmet oral health needs is higher...
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