2019 United States Healthcare Legislation Update
See below for a summary of legislation that passed in 2019 in state legislative sessions and in U.S. Congress. Summaries…
MedData Helps Banner Health Connect Uninsured Patients with Medicaid and Other Low-income Programs
MedData’s patient-focused healthcare eligibility services were recently featured in the news media. Uninsured patients at Banner University Medical Center Tucson…
CMS Waiver Updates for Arizona and Maine
CMS Approves Arizona Waiver Request On Friday, January 18, 2019, CMS approved Arizona’s 1115 waiver request to amend their Medicaid…
New California Healthcare Proposals
In his first acts as California governor, Gavin Newsom, proposed a series of executive orders and proposals to expand health care…
Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirements Halted
On Friday, June 29, 2018, a Federal judge blocked Kentucky’s plan to impose Medicaid work requirements. The plan was intended…
Kentucky’s 2018 Medicaid Updates Explained
Update: A federal judge has blocked Kentucky’s plan to impose Medicaid work requirements. On January 11, 2018, the Centers for…
Virginia Medicaid Changes Coming in 2019
On May 30, 2018, both houses of the Virginia state legislature voted to expand Medicaid after over 4 years of…
Kansas Medicaid Waiver Update
MedData Regulatory and Governmental Affairs department has continued to monitor the Section 1115 waivers pending with CMS, including Kansas’ KanCare waiver…
Medicaid Coverage – Good for Your Patients and Your Bottom Line
It seems like critics of Medicaid are everywhere these days, but a new study supports the efficacy of the program…
Trump Signs Order to Require Medicaid Recipients to Work
Medicaid coverage continues to be a hot topic across the country as several states consider expanding coverage and now Trump's…