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Louisiana Medicaid Reentry Demonstration Approval
Market Intelligence Resource | October 5, 2026Louisiana’s 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver to cover reentry services was approved on September 23, 2026, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The demonstration is effective from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031. Through the waiver, the state… -
Minnesota Medicaid Reentry Demonstration Approval
Market Intelligence Resource | October 5, 2026Minnesota’s 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver to cover reentry services was approved on September 23, 2026, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The demonstration is effective from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031. Through the waiver, the state… -
Nevada Medicaid Reentry Demonstration Approval
Market Intelligence Resource | October 5, 2026Nevada’s 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver to cover reentry services was approved on September 23, 2026, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The demonstration is effective from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031. Through the waiver, the state… -
Jail Admissions Decrease, While Length Of Stay Increased
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026People admitted to local jails spent an estimated average of 30.8 days in custody in 2024, up 25.2% from 24.6 days in 2015. During the same period, annual jail admissions declined by 25.6%, from 10.7 million to 7.9 million. The… -
Federal Court Vacates Community Integration Provisions In HHS Section 504 Rule
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026On September 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated community integration provisions in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) 2024 Section 504 rule. The provisions required federally funded health and human… -
Cathay Capital Launches Ascendia Autism Care With 20-Center ABA Network
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Cathay Capital has launched Ascendia Autism Care, a private-equity-backed platform focused on expanding center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy across the U.S. Ascendia begins operations with a founding affiliate that operates 20 centers across eight states. The platform focuses primarily… -
CMS Removes 760,000 People From Marketplace Insurance Plans
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026On August 31, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) canceled approximately 315,000 federal Health Insurance Marketplace enrollments covering more than 760,000 people. CMS claimed the people were fraudulently enrolled. Factors used to select people for disenrollment included… -
Arkansas Proposes $17 Million Expansion Of Supportive Living Services
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026On September 15, 2026, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced a proposed $17 million expansion of supportive living services for eligible people on the Community and Employment Support (CES) Waiver waitlist. The… -
Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Declined 5.5% Year-Over-Year In The Second Quarter Of 2026
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Medicaid managed care enrollment across 34 states declined 5.5% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026. Approximately 59.2 million people were enrolled in June 2026, down 3.5 million from June 2025. Only Mississippi, Nevada, and South Carolina reported enrollment increases,… -
Alabama Medicaid Delays New Autism-Related ABA Referral Requirements
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026The Alabama Medicaid Agency has delayed new referral requirements for Medicaid-funded applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy that would require autism-related ABA referrals to come from pediatricians with an ABA specialty designation. The requirements were originally scheduled to take effect July… -
Specialty Pharmacy Use For Cancer Treatment Associated With 12% Fewer Hospitalizations & 8% Lower Medical Costs
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Medicare Advantage members with cancer who primarily used an affiliated specialty pharmacy had 11.7% fewer hospitalizations, 2.7% fewer emergency department visits, and 7.7% lower medical costs than members who used other pharmacies. Medical costs averaged $4,001 per user member per… -
ChatGPT For Healthcare Integrated With Epic EHR
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026On September 1, 2026, OpenAI announced a new Epic electronic health record (EHR) integration that allows authorized clinicians to bring patient information from Epic into ChatGPT for Healthcare to review records. The integration is read-only, maintains existing Epic permissions, and is currently… -
Indiana Pauses Medicaid Enrollment Of New ABA Provider Organizations For At Least Six Months
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) stopped enrolling new applied behavior analysis (ABA) provider organizations in Medicaid on June 6, 2026, under a temporary six-month moratorium approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The moratorium… -
Nebraska Medicaid Changes ABA Billing & Prior Authorization Requirements
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Nebraska Medicaid changed its applied behavior analysis (ABA) coverage and billing requirements effective July 1, 2026. The changes include prohibiting independent ABA provider organizations and clinical professionals from billing Medicaid directly for services delivered in school settings. The state also reduced… -
Federal Court Ends 14 Years Of Oversight Of North Carolina Community-Based Services For People With Serious Mental Illness
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026A federal court ended nearly 14 years of oversight of North Carolina’s community-based housing and support system for adults with serious mental illness on September 14, 2026. The court terminated the state’s Transition to Community Living (TCL) settlement agreement after… -
Massachusetts Medicaid Seeks 1115 Waiver Extension Adding Hospital Incentives & Global Budgeting
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Massachusetts is seeking a five-year extension of its Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration that would continue the state’s accountable care organization (ACO) model while introducing new hospital incentives and an optional global budget payment model. The proposed extension would run from… -
Take-Home Methadone Associated With Lower Mortality & Treatment Discontinuation
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Initiating take-home methadone was associated with lower all-cause mortality and treatment discontinuation compared with requiring daily visits for methadone dosing. Among prevalent new users, starting take-home methadone within five to 12 weeks after induction was associated with the largest reduction… -
Seven States Receive Top Grade For Involuntary Treatment Laws From Treatment Advocacy Center
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Seven of 51 U.S. jurisdictions received an A for their involuntary psychiatric treatment laws from the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC). Eleven received a D or F. The seven jurisdictions receiving an A, with scores of 90 or higher, were Kentucky… -
37 States Join CMS Initiative To Shift Medicaid Quality Measurement Toward Health Outcomes
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Thirty-seven states have joined a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative – Investing in Health Outcomes – to shift Medicaid quality measurement toward health outcomes and away from a reliance on process and utilization measures. Through the… -
70% Of Health Care Workers Under Age 30 Expect To Look For A New Role Within The Next Year
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026About 70% of health care workers under age 30 expect to look for a new role within the next year, while 59% of direct care workers across all age groups said they were likely to look at job openings, interview,… -
Oregon Opens 12-Bed Youth Secure Inpatient Facility, Increasing State Capacity To 44 Beds
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) opened a new 12-bed secure inpatient treatment facility for youth ages 10 to 17 in Eugene. The facility, serving youth who have received treatment at lower levels of care and need more intensive services and… -
CMS Renews D.C. Medicaid Waiver Through 2031, Adds Coverage Of Pre-Release Services
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a five-year renewal of the District of Columbia’s Whole-Person Care Transformation Section 1115 demonstration, continuing federal Medicaid funding for covered services provided to beneficiaries with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or serious… -
18 Health Plans Score 5 Stars On NCQA’s 2026 Health Plan Ratings, Up From 11 In 2025
Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026Eighteen health plans received a 5-star rating in the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) 2026 Health Plan Ratings, up 64% from 11 plans in 2025 and five plans in 2024. Another 53 plans received 4.5 stars. The 18 top-rated… -
Modifications To The Regulations Implementing Section 503 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, As Amended
Market Intelligence Resource | October 4, 2026The final rule was released on August 21, 2026, by the federal Department of Labor. It affects Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act relating to employment of people with disabilities. The final rule rescinds regulations from 2013 that required federal… -
Gulf Coast Center Expands Behavioral Health Access With AI-Powered Intake Model
Press Release | October 3, 2026Webinar To Explore 16-Week Implementation, Workforce Impact & Expansion Beyond Clinic Walls SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (October 3, 2026) – As behavioral health organizations face continued pressure to expand access while managing workforce capacity and increasing demand, provider organizations are looking…
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