About 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid reinstated after some states erroneously purged them because of a systems issue, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) said Thursday.
including 34.2 million children – or 54 percent of children in America. It is predicted that approximately 15 million people may lose their coverage due to the unwinding. Children and families in Texas, Florida, and other states that have not expanded Medicaid...
(CNN) -- Some 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid coverage reinstated after many states improperly terminated their enrollment because of a systems issue, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. At issue is the states' use of existing data to automatically ...
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of an out-of-statehospitalcan be a matter of convenience for patients and their families, and it may also mean ensuring state-of-the-art care, since only a limited number of hospitals and physicians in the country have the skills and experience to best treat children with certain conditions...
“This new state plan option is about ensuring that children and families can get coordinated, high-quality care—particularly children with complex medical conditions. CMS is committed to working with states interested in pursuing this option to ensure they can quickly and efficiently...
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“For example, as a starting point, Medicaid leaders can examine Medicaid data and external data to understand the current realities for children and families,” explained the report. “They can then launch a ‘sprint’ team to respond to those realities and prepare for a return t...