Medicaid / MassHealth - Eligibility

01.29.2018  | MassHealth Reform Revisited in Governor’s State Budget Proposal
Last Wednesday, Governor Charlie Baker released a $40.9 billion FY19 state budget proposal.
01.15.2018  | Work Requirement for Medicaid? Mass. Says, “No Thanks”
The Trump Administration announced it would allow state Medicaid programs to seek a Medicaid waiver that would allow states to require certain Medicaid beneficiaries to be either working or preparing to work as a requirement to receive Medicaid.
10.23.2017  | Mass. Senate Proposes Massive Healthcare Reform Bill
Senate leaders unveiled a 159-section, 101-page healthcare reform bill on Tuesday that addresses behavioral health, provider price variation, readmissions, the scope of practice for various health professions, and telemedicine – among a host of other
07.31.2017  | MHA Urges Collective Effort on MassHealth
Governor Baker’s MassHealth reform package, which he coupled with an increase in the per-worker assessment employers pay, suffered a setback last week.
07.24.2017  | Gov. Baker Sets Deadline for MassHealth Reforms
Last week Governor Baker signed a $39.4 billion state budget, vetoing about $222 million in MassHealth line while sending back to the legislature proposed healthcare amendments to the budget that Baker wants action on within 60 days
06.19.2017  | Governor Baker Issues MassHealth Budget Proposal
Governor Charlie Baker announced a “MassHealth Reform Package” Tuesday that includes revenues and savings totaling $314.6 million. Governor shared the proposal with the legislature in hopes that it will be included in the final FY2018 state budget.
06.27.2016  | MHA's Task Force Releases Guidance On Opioid Prescribing
MHA’s Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Task Force (SUDPTTF) has issued new guidelines for prescription opioid management within hospitals hospital settings.
06.20.2016  | State Seeks Massive Overhaul Of MassHealth
EOHHS has released the state’s Medicaid waiver proposal – the document that lays out the state’s plans for operating the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth) and related healthcare initiatives.
06.06.2016  | Aligning policy and people: transforming advanced care
On Tuesday, June 21The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Technology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School will co-host the inaugural event for the Project on Advanced Care and Health Policy.
05.30.2016  | Senate protects health safety net eligibility
The Massachusetts State Senate approved a $39.6 billion state budget proposal Thursday night, and it contains budget priorities for which MHA and the hospital/healthcare community advocated.
05.16.2016  | Hospitals urged to review policies based on updated surgery guidance
Hospitals should review their policies and procedures to ensure consistency with recently updated Statements on Principles from the American College of Surgeons regarding the responsibilities of primary surgeons during surgery.
05.09.2016  | HPC approves ACO certification criteria
Massachusetts’ latest healthcare reform law, Chapter 224, requires the Health Policy Commission to “establish a process for certain registered provider organizations to be certified as accountable care organizations.”
05.02.2016  | A look at health (and healthy equity) in the U.S. ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released Health, United States, 2015 – a comprehensive statistical overview of the national health data.
04.25.2016  | Use star rating to choose restaurants, not hospitals
CMS’s plan to rate hospitals with stars – similar to how consumers are informed about the quality of restaurants or appliances.
04.18.2016  | Free equity of care conference
A national effort to eliminate healthcare disparities is gaining steam as more and more hospitals are signing on to AHA’s Equity of Care Campaign.
04.18.2016  | Compassion in action symposium series: Boston
Schwartz Center will convene a panel of experts from the front lines of care who will address some important questions about delivering care during trying times.
04.11.2016  | MHA supports expanding dental care to underserved
Preventable oral care conditions are driving more people to hospital emergency rooms and driving up healthcare costs, according to a new study from the state’s Health Policy Commission.
04.11.2016  | Rising healthcare costs? Look at drug price hikes
The Reuters news service published an analysis last week that showed how prices for four of the top 10 prescription drugs in the U.S. increased by more than 100% since 2011 and the six others went up by more than 50%.
04.04.2016  | MACRMI annual forum set for April 19
MACRMI is holding its fourth annual forum on Communication, Apology, and Resolution on Tuesday, April 19.
04.04.2016  | No state review of Children's, Mount Auburn affiliation
HPC announced this week that it will not proceed with a Cost and Market Impact Review of a proposed affiliation between Boston Children’s Hospital, Mount Auburn Hospital, and MACIPA

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