Medicaid/Husky

CSG/ERC panel on Medicaid innovations

By Ellen Andrews | August 4, 2014

Today’s health committee meeting at the CSG/ERC annual meeting in Baltimore featured updates from NY and CT about what is…

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CMS announces new assistance for states to improve health system, many SIM alternatives

By Ellen Andrews | July 14, 2014

Today CMS unveiled the Innovation Accelerator Program providing states with over 50 tools, programs and technical assistance to improve Medicaid…

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SIM moving ahead with risky Medicaid plan despite 25 advocates’ objections

By Ellen Andrews | July 11, 2014

At yesterday’s meeting, the SIM steering committee chose to move ahead with plans to radically change the Medicaid program –…

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Medicaid Council voices concerns about new SIM proposal

By Ellen Andrews | July 9, 2014

In a special meeting yesterday, the majority of Medicaid Council members voiced concerns about the rushed, new SIM proposal for…

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Questions for SIM about radical new Medicaid proposal

By Ellen Andrews | July 8, 2014

Questions sent yesterday for today’s meeting about SIM’s risky, new Medicaid proposal have been posted. One asks why a dangerous…

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Special Medicaid Council meeting on new SIM Medicaid plan

By Ellen Andrews | July 7, 2014

The very new SIM plan for Medicaid will be the subject of a special MAPOC meeting tomorrow July 8th at…

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SIM update: PCMH standards affirmed but rushing into a radical Medicaid payment change

By Ellen Andrews | June 27, 2014

The good news: At yesterday’s meeting the SIM steering committee voted to accept their workgroup’s recommendation to use NCQA national…

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Advocates’ comment urging DSS not to erode successful PCMH standards in Medicaid regulations

By Ellen Andrews | June 24, 2014

Eighteen consumer organizations signed onto a letter of comment sent yesterday making the case that DSS should continue using successful…

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SIM committee to discuss PCMH national home standards

By Ellen Andrews | June 20, 2014

The first meeting of the SIM Practice Management Taskforce will re-visit SIM’s earlier decision to reject national standards for patient-centered…

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