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MACPAC urges Congress to allow managed care without a waiver


MACPAC urges Congress to allow managed care without a waiver

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission hopes Congress will cut some of the administrative burden on states and allow them to ...

MACPAC pushes Congress to streamline state shifts to managed care

In a report issued Wednesday, MACPAC urged Congress to make transitioning to managed care ... revise waiver authority to permit states to to revoke freedom of ...

MACPAC wants Congress to force states to disclose Medicaid ...

The influential advisory group has been lobbying the federal government to collect more detailed information on how states loop providers into funding Medicaid ...

MACPAC calls for greater transparency amid steep rise in Medicaid ...

MACPAC is joining other congressional watchdogs in raising concerns about a lack of supervision over directed payments. One particular issue is ...

MACPAC Releases March 2024 Report to Congress

In addition, the report contains recommendations on increasing the transparency of the denials and appeals process in Medicaid managed care, and ...

MACPAC Holds October 2024 Meeting - Applied Policy

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Related Policies, · Timely Access to Home- and Community-Based Services: Provisional Plans of Care, ...

Managed care's effect on outcomes - MACPAC

The authors found that this county-level mandate to enroll in managed care resulted in increased prescription drug utilization (including ...

1915(c) waivers - MACPAC

In its March 2018 report, MACPAC recommended that Congress revise Section 1915(c) waiver authority to allow for waivers of freedom of choice and ...

The Evolution of Managed Care in Medicaid - GovInfo

MACPAC's June 2011 Report to the Congress: The Evolution of Managed Care in Medicaid ... without obtaining a Section 1115 or 1915(b) waiver ...

Waivers - MACPAC

States seeking additional flexibility in design of their Medicaid programs may apply for formal waivers of some statutory requirements from the Secretary.

Waivers : MACPAC

which must be approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a state to access federal Medicaid funds. The state plans can be amended as ...

Streamlining Medicaid Managed Care Authority - MACPAC

Congress should revise Section 1915(c) waiver authority to permit Section 1915(c) waivers to waive freedom of choice and selective contracting.

MACPAC recommends changes to improve Medicaid managed care ...

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) last week recommended seven changes to Medicaid managed care policy to better monitor denials and ...

Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance ...

Through a State plan amendment (SPA) that meets standards set forth in section 1932(a) of the Act, States can implement a mandatory managed care ...

Supplemental Payments Drive Up Federal Medicaid Costs

without increased care or coverage – under both FFS and managed care. ... 16 MACPAC, “Directed Payments in Medicaid Managed Care,” June 2023,.

Streamlining and Simplifying Medicaid HCBS Authorities

Additionally, because of the targeting of services allowed under 1915(c), not all waivers provide the same benefits across ... 68 MACPAC, “State Management of ...

Medicaid Estate Claims: Perpetuating Poverty & Inequality for a ...

Amend federal law to allow states with managed care Medicaid programs to pursue recovery of the cost of ... 1 MACPAC, Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, ch.

Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP - GovInfo

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) was established in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.

MACPAC September Meeting

waivers from 5 to 10 years, reducing the number of renewals state Medicaid programs must file. The. Congressional Budget Office did not assign a ...

Ensuring Eligible Children Maintain Medicaid CHIP Coverage

• Accept updated beneficiary contact information provided by managed care plans without taking an additional step to verify the new ...