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CMS Finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage Payment Increase & Updates Star Ratings For 2027
April 16, 2026For the 2027 Medicare Advantage plan year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies that are projected to increase payments to plans by 2.48%. The advance notice had projected a payment increase of 0.09%. CMS is also… -
Federal Agencies Decline To Defend 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule & Prepare For New Proposal In 2026
April 16, 2026The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) said they will not defend the 2024 final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and plan to issue a new proposed rule by… -
Oklahoma Fails To Meet Consent Decree Requirements On Timely Competency Restoration
April 16, 2026The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has not yet met key requirements in a court-ordered consent decree aimed at improving access to competency restoration services for individuals with serious mental illness, according to a February… -
Physicians With Disabilities More Than Twice As Likely To Consider Leaving Medicine, Study Finds
April 16, 2026More than one in three physicians with disabilities (36.4%) reported considering leaving medical practice within the prior 12 months, compared to 23.5% of physicians without disabilities, according to a recent study. After adjusting for demographic and workplace factors—including age, gender,… -
Pennsylvania Replaces $10,000 Lifetime Assistive Technology Cap With $3,000 Annual Limit In I/DD Waivers
April 16, 2026A recent policy change to Pennsylvania’s Consolidated, Community Living (CL), or Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities removes a lifetime $10,000 limit on assistive technology. In the Consolidated Waiver it was replaced by an annual $3,000… -
Ohio Awards $1 Million Contract To Problem Gambling Network Of Ohio To Expand Statewide Gambling Treatment System
April 16, 2026The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) has awarded a $1 million, 18-month contract to the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio (PGNO) to expand the state’s problem gambling system of care. The contract runs from January 1,… -
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Orders Rebid Of Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Contracts, Voids Community HealthChoices Awards
April 16, 2026The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) to rebid its Community HealthChoices (CHC) managed care organization (MCO) contracts for Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (LTSS), according to an order issued on April… -
Wyoming Rebids Jail & Community Corrections IOP Addiction Treatment Contracts With July 2026 Start
April 15, 2026The Wyoming Department of Corrections (DOC) has released two requests for proposals (RFPs) to rebid its intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment programs in jail and community corrections settings. The RFPs were issued on April 3, 2026, with responses due by… -
California Reports Progress On 167 Developmental Service Reforms Focused On Access, Equity, Workforce & Accountability
April 15, 2026The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) reported on its first-year progress implementing 167 recommendations designed to standardize and modernize the state’s developmental services system. The reforms focus on improving access, advancing equity, strengthening the workforce, and increasing accountability across… -
Majority Of Veterans Screened For HUD-VASH Not Referred, Most Non-Referrals Lack Documented Reason
April 15, 2026A recent report found that most veterans screened for the Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program between fiscal years 2020 and 2024 were not referred, and in most of those cases no reason was documented. Between fiscal…
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