Medicaid

The Medicaid program is a state and federally funded public health insurance program for low-income individuals, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, children, pregnant women, and those in need of home health or long-term care services. For health and human service provider organizations operating in the Medicaid space, there are new opportunities for serving this complex consumer population, while also navigating challenges related to changes to state-specific Medicaid programs, health plans and enrolment, and new rules.

Latest Resources

• What A Difference A State Makes
• North Carolina To Launch A Learning Community Supporting Community Behavioral Health Clinics Providing Whole Person, Integrated Care
• Oregon Health Authority Abandons Plans For Pre-Release Medicaid-Funded Reentry Services
• State Releases Payment Methodology For California Medicaid Managed Care Coverage Of Transitional Rent For Behavioral Health Populations, Beginning January 1, 2026
• Traditional Tribal Healing Practices At Tribal Health Facilities In Arizona, California, New Mexico & Oregon Reimbursable Under Medicaid
• California Medicaid Reports Continued Growth & Impact From Enhanced Care Management & Community Supports Services
• Wisconsin Medicaid Awards Four Entities Long-Term Care Contracts For Geographic Service Regions 2 & 7
• Idaho Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Idaho Medicaid System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Idaho Dual Eligible System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• New Hampshire Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• New Hampshire Dual Eligible System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• New Hampshire Medicaid System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Many Medicare Advantage & Medicaid Managed Care Plans Have Limited Behavioral Health Provider Networks & Inactive Providers
• Delaware Health & Human Services System State Profile Report

Arizona Proposes Medicaid Work Requirements & Lifetime Coverage Limits

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), which is Arizona’s Medicaid agency, is developing a waiver amendment to add work requirements, cost-sharing requirements, and to implement a five-year lifetime coverage limit based on Arizona Senate Bill 1092: Relating To The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System that was passed in 2015. The cost-sharing requirements would be focused on discouraging non-emergency use of emergency services. “Able-bodied” adults would be subject to the lifetime coverage limit.… Read

• Delaware Behavioral Health System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Delaware Dual Eligible System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Hawaii Dual Eligible System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Hawaii Behavioral Health System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile
• Hawaii Health & Human Services System State Profile Report

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