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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Breaks 50% For First Time

Article May 29, 2023

More than half of all Medicare beneficiaries as of January 2023 were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, at 30.2 million members out of all 59.8 million Medicare beneficiaries with… Read More

Indiana To Implement Long-Term Care Reforms

Article May 29, 2023

Under new legislation signed May 1, 2023, starting July 1, 2023, Indiana will begin implementing a series of reforms to the state’s long-term care system. The legislation, House Enrolled Act… Read More

Demographics Are Destiny

Article May 22, 2023

Another milestone. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage surpassed traditional Medicare for the first time. As of January, 2023, 30.19 million of the 59.82 million people eligible for Medicare were enrolled in… Read More

Over Half Of Young Adults Concerned About Their Mental Health, But Only 12% Of Adults Report Mental Health Visits

Article May 22, 2023

Among adults ages 18 to 32, 60% said they were concerned about their mental health in response to a CVS Health/Harris Poll survey. However, only 12% reported visiting a psychiatrist,… Read More

Feds Propose Rules To Improve Medicaid Managed Care Access, Finance & Quality

Article May 22, 2023

On April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that affects Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance… Read More

CMS Finalizes Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Reforms

Article May 22, 2023

On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposals to reform Medicare Advantage plan prior authorization policies to improve transparency. The new regulations are… Read More

The Carve-Out/Carve-In Question

Article May 15, 2023

The number of state Medicaid plans using primary carve-outs models for the financing and delivery of behavioral health services have dropped significantly, from 15 states in 2011 to 8 states… Read More

The Unwinding Begins

Article May 15, 2023

Thursday, May 11, is the official end of the Public Health Emergency. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the public health emergency for much of 2022.… Read More

Biden-Harris Order To Link Nursing Home Medicare Payments To Staff Retention Rates

Article May 8, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration issued an executive order focused on increasing access to high-quality long-term care and supporting caregivers of people needing long-term care. A key provision… Read More

The HEDIS Shift

Article May 1, 2023

Just this past week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) launched its Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, an online tool offers data and best practices to help health… Read More

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