| News & Insight

3/7/25 3/7/25

Medicaid Nuts and Bolts: Understanding the Program’s Structure, Authorities, and Financing

1/30/25 1/30/25

Home and Community-Based Services Under Medi-Cal Managed Care: Considerations for Access

1/21/25 1/21/25

Unlocking Medicare Savings Programs’ Potential: State Policy Approaches to Health Care Affordability

Guest User 11/6/24 Guest User 11/6/24

CMS Managed Care Rule Implementation: How Secret Shoppers Can Enhance the Beneficiary Experience

Guest User 10/2/24 Guest User 10/2/24

Massachusetts’ Medicaid Estate Recovery: Updates and Opportunities for Further Reform

Erin Spruell 9/11/24 Erin Spruell 9/11/24

Mark Your Calendar: Implementing the Medicaid Managed Care Rule

8/13/24 8/13/24

The Countdown Has Started: Implementing the Medicaid Access Rule

5/30/24 5/30/24

Medicaid Managed Care Rule: What’s Next for States and Managed Care Plans?

5/13/24 5/13/24

New Methadone Flexibilities Can Help States Respond to the Opioid Crisis

5/9/24 5/9/24

HCBS Requirements in the CMS Access Rule: What’s Next for Implementation?

4/18/24 4/18/24

State Options to Reduce the Burden of Medicaid Estate Recovery

4/15/24 4/15/24

The Final Medicaid Access and Managed Care Rules Expected Soon from CMS: Are You Ready?

3/27/24 3/27/24

U.S. Senate Working Group Introduces the Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act of 2024

2/7/24 2/7/24

Reducing the Burden of Medicaid Estate Recovery: Policy Options for Massachusetts

1/10/24 1/10/24

Ensuring a Seamless Transition to Managed Care for Medi-Cal Members with Complex Needs

9/15/23 9/15/23

Advancing Care Coordination: What’s Ahead for California’s Dual Eligible Members

7/14/23 7/14/23

New Peer Support Services Benefit to Leverage Providers’ Lived Experience to Support Medi-Cal Members

6/22/23 6/22/23

Increasing Access to Home and Community-Based Services: Implications of New Proposed Rules

New proposed regulation from CMS contain many new and updated requirements for states, Medicaid managed care plans, and providers intended to improve beneficiary access to care, quality, and health outcomes in both fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems while advancing CMS’ goals.

5/2/23 5/2/23

Sowing Seeds of Change: Promising Early Results from California’s Medication Assisted Treatment Program

4/10/23 4/10/23

California’s Efforts to Facilitate Access to Medi-Cal Mental Health Services

Californians, like the rest of the country, are facing significant mental health challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. The need for new and enhanced behavioral health supports and interventions has come into strong focus in recent years and states are leveraging their Medicaid programs to respond.