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July 7, 2021

Arkansas Approves CareSource to Participate in PASSE Program
California Submits CalAIM Waivers for Federal Approval
State Budget News: California, Maine, New Jersey
Guam Could Transition Thousands from Medically Indigent Program to Medicaid
Missouri Legislature Renews Medicaid Hospital Tax
Ohio Governor Vetoes Medicaid Procurement Changes
Oklahoma Medicaid to Provide Adult Preventative Dental Services
CMS Appoints Meena Seshamani as Medicare Director

September 15, 2021

Colorado to Address Maternal Health Disparities
District of Columbia Delays MedStar Contract Extension
Georgia to Begin Bidding Process for Medicaid Plans in 2022
Louisiana Appoints Medicaid Executive Director
Michigan to Hold Hearings on Carving Behavioral Health Into Medicaid Managed Care
New Hampshire Renews MMIS Contract with Conduent
Ohio Medicaid Plan Faces 600 Layoffs Without State Contract
Tennessee Sees Opposition to Block Grant Waiver
Democrats Detail Plan to Close Medicaid Coverage Gap

September 29, 2021

California Governor May Veto PACE Telehealth Bill
Florida Officials Expect ‘Imminent’ Federal Approval of HCBS Spending Plan
Minnesota to Waive Premiums for Certain Expansion Members
Colorado Begins Scaling Back Medicaid NEMT Contract
New Jersey Hospital System to Exit Medicaid Plan Network
New York Appoints Mary Bassett Commissioner of Health
Vermont Hospital to Be Sole Parent of OneCare Vermont
Most Medicaid Members Face Inadequate Housing, Study Says

October 6, 2021

Iowa Medicaid Managed Care Contract Is Eyed by CareSource
Medicaid Expansion News: Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
New York Seeks Applicants for Transformation Grants
North Carolina Strengthens Regulation of PBMs
Ohio to Increase Medicaid Provider Rates for HCBS
Oklahoma Isn’t Reducing HCBS Wait List Enough, Report Says
Oregon Eyes Giving CCOs More Flexibility to Cover SDOH
Texas Releases STAR Health Foster Care RFP
Wisconsin Chooses Veyo for Medicaid NEMT Services
CMMI Eyes More Mandatory Payment Models
Medicare Advantage Premiums to Decline 10 Percent in 2022

November 3, 2021

Arkansas Governor Expects Approval of Expansion Waiver
California Medicare Plan Faces Whistleblower Lawsuits
District of Columbia to Increase Procurement Oversight
Maryland Announces Medicaid Rate Increases for HCBS
Minnesota Names Medicaid Managed Care Award Winners
New Hampshire Releases MMIS RFI
Ohio Official Says PBMs are Improperly Collecting Clawbacks
Oregon Publishes Concept Papers for 1115 Waiver Renewal
Jefferson Health Buys Stake in Health Partners Plans
Wisconsin Transitions Medicaid NEMT Business to Veyo
Democrats Agree to Let Medicare Negotiate Some Drug Prices

Webinar Replay: Continuous Quality – How Medicaid and Medicare Plans Can Stay Ahead of Evolving HEDIS, CAHPS, and Accreditation Requirements

This webinar was held on April 6, 2021.  Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans can avoid the disruptive triannual accreditation fire drill by instituting a process-driven approach to continuous quality improvement, driving member satisfaction, improving health outcomes, and ensuring a smooth accreditation process. During this webinar, HMA experts provided strategies and best practices for maintaining ongoing … Read More

Delaware substance use disorder treatment system needs assessment

This week, our In Focus highlights a Health Management Associates Institute on Addiction (HMA IOA) report, Delaware Substance Use Disorder Treatment System Needs Assessment, published in June 2022. HMA IOA conducted a statewide three-county substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system needs assessment in Delaware. This project began in November 2021 and was primarily funded by … Read More

Webinar replay: How behavioral health organizations can strategically leverage public, private grants

This webinar was held on September 29, 2022.  Behavioral health organizations are benefitting from unprecedented access to public and private grant funding. But there are significant risks to simply “chasing funds,” such as mission drift and increased staff burnout within an already overburdened workforce. During this webinar, speakers from HMA and LAPA Fundraising outlined concrete … Read More

2018 HMA Conference Presentations

2018 HMA Conference Presentations Pre-Conference Sessions Medicaid 101: A Guided Tour with the HMA Experts Monday, October 1, 2018 Keynote Address – “Medicaid in an Era of Community Engagement and Shared Responsibility” Michael Leavitt, General Partner of Leavitt Partners, former governor of Utah, and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State … Read More