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August 4, 2021

Arizona RFP Seeks Medicaid Plans to Integrate Coverage for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
California to Stagger CalAIM Behavioral Health Changes
California Delays Implementation of Medi-Cal Rx
Georgia Medicaid Plans Could Face $500 Million in Clawbacks
New York Releases NEMT Brokerage Management RFP
Pennsylvania Receives Federal Funding I/DD, LTSS
Texas Submits Medicaid Managed Care Waiver Amendment to Federal Regulators
Biden Seeks to Overturn Medicaid Waiver Guardrails
CMS Scraps Provider, Medicare Plan Contract Transparency Requirement

August 18, 2021

Colorado to Continue Exchange Reinsurance Program
Illinois Enacts Medicaid Behavioral Network Adequacy Law
Kansas to Investigate Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Massachusetts to Submit MassHealth 1115 Waiver Extension
Missouri Looks to Release Medicaid Managed Care RFP in Fall
New York Auditors Question $1.5 Billion in Medicaid Payments
North Carolina Clears Mecklenburg County to Switch Managed Care Plans for Behavioral, IDD Beneficiaries
Ohio Awards Medicaid Managed Care Contract to Centene
Medicare Plan Is Subject to Overpayment Rule, Court Says

August 25, 2021

MedStar Health May Drop CareFirst, AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid Plans from Network
Illinois Medicaid to Expand Maternal, Child Health
Missouri Medicaid Expansion Applications Hit Snag
Missouri Medicaid Director Slated to Return in September
New York Seeks Medicaid Waiver to Improve Health Disparities
Texas Medicaid Waiver Extension Is Upheld by Federal Judge
Wisconsin Releases Draft RFP for Medicaid Managed LTC
GuideWell to Acquire Triple-S Management
Independent Living Systems Completes Stock Buyback
Cityblock to Serve BCBS-NC Medicaid, Medicare Members

October 27, 2021

Alabama Receives CMS Approval for HCBS waiver
Idaho to Release ITN for Behavioral Health Plan Contract
Minnesota Releases Senior Health Options, Special Needs Basic Care RFPs
Missouri Seeks Funds for Medicaid Data Warehouse
New York Medicaid Spends $252 Million Less Than Expected
Medicaid Expansion News: South Dakota, Wyoming
Tennessee Is Cited in Federal Audit on Uncompensated Care
Anthem Encourages Virginia to Investigate Sentara
Bill to End Lifetime Limits on Medicaid Mental Health Care

December 1, 2021

Arkansas Suspends New Enrollment in Empower Healthcare
District of Columbia Releases Medicaid Managed Care RFP
Maryland Expects Medicaid Enrollment to Fall in Fiscal 2023
Nevada Seeks Equal Distribution of Medicaid Plan Membership
North Carolina to Appoint Kody Kinsley Secretary of Health
Pharmacy Chains Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds
Texas to Pilot LTSS Managed Care Carve-in
Vermont Will Not Be Penalized for Failing to Meet All-Payer ACO Enrollment Target, CMS Says

December 15, 2021

California OKs Single Medicaid Plan Model in 3 Counties
Delaware Releases Medicaid Managed Care RFP
HCBS News: Arkansas, New Hampshire, Wisconsin
Mississippi Releases RFQ for MississippiCAN, CHIP
Missouri ACOs Produce $58 Million in Medicare Savings
Nebraska Seeks Input Ahead of Medicaid Plan Procurement
Virginia Releases Medicaid Dental Benefits Administrator RFP
Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment Rises 8.9 Percent, MACStats Says
States Turn to Medicaid Plans to Address SDOH

December 22, 2021

Arkansas Is Cleared to Continue Covering Medicaid Expansion Eligibles Through Exchange Plans
California to Tighten Medicaid Plan Subcontracting Rules
District of Columbia Delays Carve-In of Medicaid Behavioral
Louisiana Is Cleared to Launch Medicaid Coverage for Children with Disabilities
Montana to Increase Income Eligibility Limit for Medically Needy Program
Utah Appoints Jack Szczepanowski as Medicaid Director
Individual Health Plans Pay $1.3 Billion in MLR Rebates
CMS to Investigate PBM Fees Charged to Pharmacies
CMMI to Launch New Payment Models in 2023 at the Earliest

Webinar Replay: The Residency Program of the Future

On November 9, 2015, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “The Residency Program of the Future: How Healthcare Reform is Impacting Medical Training and Graduate Medical Education.” Residency programs are about to change dramatically, driven by healthcare reform, Medicaid expansion, the pressing need for more primary care physicians, and the implementation of Patient-Centered Medical Homes … Read More

Webinar Replay: The Future of Community Behavioral Health

On November 10, 2015, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “The Future of Community Behavioral Health: Leveraging the Transformation to Value-Based Health Care.”    Community behavioral health has never been more relevant. Not only have the costs of caring for those with behavioral health needs become a focal point of delivery system reform, but the … Read More

Webinar Replay: Building Population-Based Integrated Delivery Systems for Vulnerable Populations

On December 10, 2015, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “Building Population-Based Integrated Delivery Systems for Vulnerable Populations.” Designing and implementing population-based integrated delivery systems, particularly those involving multiple medical, behavioral health, dental and social service providers, has become a focus of states, health plans and providers themselves. This focus is growing to include people … Read More