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Half Of 24 FDA-Approved Clinical AI Or Machine Learning Devices For Use With People With Dementia Lacked Information About The Training Or Validation Data Sets
October 30, 2025Of 24 artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) devices authorized for clinical use with people with Alzheimerās disease and related dementias (ADRD), 12 lacked information about the training or validation data sets, according to a recent study. This includes… -
Nevada Health Link Insurance Marketplace Launches āBattle Bornā Public Health Insurance Option
October 30, 2025Nevada has become the third state to launch a public health insurance option, after Washington and Colorado, with the rollout of the Battle Born State Plans (BBSPs) administered by three of the stateās Medicaid managed care plans. BBSPs were designed… -
California Medicaid Reports Continued Growth & Impact From Enhanced Care Management & Community Supports Services
October 30, 2025The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released new data showing continued growth and impact from Medicaid Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) as part of the stateās Medi-Cal (the state’s Medicaid program) transformation under California Advancing… -
Traditional Tribal Healing Practices At Tribal Health Facilities In Arizona, California, New Mexico & Oregon Reimbursable Under Medicaid
October 30, 2025Tribal traditional healing practices are reimbursable for Medicaid coverage in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon, under Medicaid waivers. Coverage is supported for traditional health care practices received through Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities or facilities operated by Tribes or… -
State Releases Payment Methodology For California Medicaid Managed CareĀ Coverage Of Transitional Rent For Behavioral Health Populations, Beginning January 1, 2026
October 30, 2025With the new year approaching, the California Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) is taking steps to implement Transitional Rent payments, a mandatory Community Support Service that goes live January 1, 2026. Medicaid members with behavioral health disorders who are experiencing or at… -
State Child Welfare Spending Per Child In Poverty During 2022, Ranged From $772 In Louisiana To $11,244 In Rhode Island
October 30, 2025State child welfare spending per child in poverty ranged from $722 in Louisiana to $11,244 in Rhode Island in 2022, with an average of $3,199, according to a recent analysis. Nationwide, an average of 10.4 million children were in poverty during 2021… -
Oregon Health Authority Abandons Plans For Pre-Release Medicaid-Funded Reentry Services
October 30, 2025On October 6, 2025, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) informed jails and prisons across the state that it was ending its plan to implement the Medicaid Reentry Demonstration, according to an Implementation Update notice. Instead, OHA plans to meet the… -
North Carolina To Launch A Learning Community Supporting Community Behavioral Health Clinics Providing Whole Person, Integrated Care
October 30, 2025The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced on October 14, 2025, the creation of the AdvaNCe Health Together Learning Community, developed in partnership with national consulting firm OPEN MINDS and Trillium Health Resources, a North Carolina… -
Child Welfare Agencies Reported Spending $34.3 Billion In State Fiscal Year 2022
October 30, 2025Spending by child welfare agencies increased slightly over a decade to a total of $34.3 billion during state fiscal year (SFY) 2022, according to a new national survey conducted by Child Trends. Between 2012 and 2022, child welfare spending increased… -
California To Phase Out Prior Authorization For Health Care Services With Approval Rates Of 90% Or Higher
October 29, 2025New legislation in California, signed on October 6, 2025, directs health plans and health insurers to phase out prior authorization for health care services with approval rates of 90% or higher by January 1, 2028. The legislation is supported by…
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