The President’s FY2009 budget contained a number of proposals that would affect Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). While certain proposals would require legislative action, others could be implemented administratively (e.g., via regulatory changes, issuance of progra...
An annuity is a sum of money that an individual converts into a series of guaranteed future payments for a certain number of years or for the remainder of their life. For the purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility, an individual who establishes an annuity during the look-back period effe...
PPACA increased funding to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) account. HCFAC funds are used for a number of health care fraud and abuse activities, but the majority of the funding goes to Medicare activities. HCERA (Sec. 1304) further increases those HCFAC account funds, bring...
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 2018, P.L. 115-123), which was enacted on February 9, 2018, addresses a number of issues that were before Congress. For example, appropriations for most federal agencies and programs were to expire on February 8, 2018, and BBA 2018 extends continuin...