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

• Indiana To Rebid Contracts For Its Four Medicaid Managed Care Programs In A $68 Billion Procurement Expected In August 2026
• House Medicaid Fraud Probe Extends To 10 States
• Superior HealthPlan Names Cute Pediatrics As The First Rio Grande Valley Provider To Earn Foster Care Distinction
• Washington State Medicaid Community First Choice Offers ElliQ AI Smart Care Device For LTSS Beneficiaries
• New York Legislation & Provider Organizations Propose Medicaid Behavioral Health Carve-Out
• Nebraska Adopts New Disability Assessment Tool; Some Beneficiaries See Reduced Services
• Indiana FSSA SFY26 Q2 Quarterly Financial Review
• Karuna Care Services Expands To Littleton, Colorado
• New York Senate Bill 8309/Assembly Bill 8055: Returns Outpatient Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, Residential & Rehabilitation Services To Medicaid Fee-For-Service
• U.S. Personal Health Care Spending By Age & Sex: 2020 Highlights
• Make It At School
• Idaho Department Of Health & Welfare Memo To The Legislature About Medicaid Budget Stabilization
• Maryland Selects The Coordinating Center For Statewide Medical Day Care Waiver Case Management
• Habitat Health With Kaiser Permanente Opens South Los Angeles PACE Center For Adults Age 55 & Over
• Mandatory & Optional Enrollees & Services In Medicaid

16% Of Nursing Home Residents Spend Down Savings To Qualify For Medicaid

Among Medicare beneficiaries admitted to a nursing home in 2018, 16.4% who were not enrolled in Medicaid in 2018 spent down their assets to enroll in Medicaid, according to a recent study. The likelihood of spending down assets to enroll in Medicaid varied by demographic characteristics. The researchers analyzed administrative, enrollment, and claims data from 2018 to 2022 for a panel of 191,416 nursing home residents enrolled in traditional Medicare. The panel included beneficiaries newly admitted in 2018 for short-term… Read

• Between 2016 & 2021, Youth Medicaid & CHIP Diabetes Prevalence Increased By 11.4%
• Risk Of Medicaid Disenrollment Highest At Age 19 Among Young Adult Beneficiaries
• Alliance Health Partners With Promise Recovery Network & Wake County On Recovery Hub In Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina
• Medicare Spending Projected To Double By 2036; Medicaid Spending To Rise By Half
• Dementia Diagnosis Strongly Associated With Initial Use Of Nursing Home Care Among Dually Eligible Older Adults

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