Medicaid Services (CMS) allows state agencies up to 12 months to complete Medicaid reviews once the continuous coverage period ends. Florida will undertake this task by scheduling and conducting redeterminations in a manner that will meet federal regulatory requirements while minimizing the impact on ...
which began in April 2023. Florida's Medicaid rolls swelled by 1.7 million people during the pandemic, when thefederal governmentgave states additional funding to keep people covered even if they were no longer eligible. Once the funding ended, the Department ...
or equal to the federal poverty level ($1,255/month in 2024). However, there is a great range in income and asset limits within the states. There are also many exceptions to what are considered countable assets and income. Visit our Medicaid page forcomplete eligibility requirementsor tofind...
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Florida previously gave moms two months of Medicaid coverage after giving birth. Federal regulatorsin 2022 approvedFlorida’s proposal to grant Medicaid benefits for 12 months. But in April 2023 state officials discovered a “glitch,” Roberts said, and “the system had reverted back to only givin...
Wellmark plan would bypass ACA pre-existing condition requirements In Iowa, proposed legislation would allow the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to offer health insurance plans that don't comply with the federal Affordable Care Act. The new coverage could offer relatively low premiums for young and healt...
2023;6(6):e2318487. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18487 Key Points Question What are US states’ prior authorization (PA) requirements for Medicaid payment for buprenorphine? Findings This qualitative study of 50 states’ Medicaid PA forms found that PA requirements for buprenorphine included patie...
Medicaid work requirements are expected to return in Georgia this summer. Other Medicaid work requirement section 1115 waivers may be on the horizon due to the recent Federal Court ruling that vacated the Biden Administration's recission of Georgia's 1115 waiver requiring certain work requirements ...
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee andFloridahave said they won't allow Medicaid expansion. In Florida, advocates have launched a petition drive for a ballot initiative, but the earliest it could go to voters is 2026. In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is once again pressing her state'...
12,13 A more recent study found that Medicaid managed care reduced disparities in preventable emergency department visits among Medicaid beneficiaries in Florida.14 No prior studies have examined Medicaid managed care impacts on disparities in mental health care. In this study, we use data on a ...