Rural medicaid resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/medicaid/ On June 30, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a display copy of a Proposed Rule, which would revise payment rates and policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year 2009. In the Proposed Rule, CMS proposes 2 approaches to revising the anti-markup provision (at 42 CFR 414.50) for certain diagnostic tests. http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2008/07/cms-addresses-a.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:14 CST http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2008/07/cms-addresses-a.html In a report issued yesterday, the Government Accountability Office urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue a final rule implementing the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment reporting and auditing requirements of the Medicare Modernization Act. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8889 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:35:38 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8889 Washington DC July 15, 2008 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/23_ODF_PNAHP.asp#TopOfPage Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:18:43 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/23_ODF_PNAHP.asp#TopOfPage -- Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcs.org/info-url3966/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=689242 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:52 CST http://www.chcs.org/info-url3966/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=689242 AHA News reports that President Bush yesterday signed an Iraq war spending bill that includes a moratorium delaying six Medicaid rules until April 2009. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8885 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:21:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8885 AHA News reports that the Senate voted 92-6 late last week to approve an amendment to the Iraq war spending bill that includes a moratorium delaying six of seven impending Medicaid rules until April 2009. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8877 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:56:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8877 This notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from January 2008 through March 2008, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-13110.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:53:51 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-13110.htm This final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides a special enrollment period (SEP) for Medicare Part B and premium Part A for certain individuals who are sponsored by prescribed organizations as volunteers outside of the United States and who have health insurance that covers them while outside the United States. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-14040.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:34:41 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-14040.htm This final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalizes the hospital conditions of participation requirements for hospitals that transfuse blood and blood components. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-13279.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:47 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-13279.htm Long term care facilities such as nursing homes across America will, for the first time, have to protect their residents by installing sprinkler systems throughout their buildings if they wish to continue to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, under a new regulation to be issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8820 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8820 This final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revises the existing conditions of participation that hospices must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1305.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:05:28 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1305.htm Assesses state Medicaid agencies initiatives on health information technology (HIT) and health information exchange (HIE). -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-06-00270.pdf Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:25:20 CST http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-06-00270.pdf Provides state-level data from a range of sources on Medicaid and SCHIP, with an emphasis on program characteristics relevant to rural areas. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:27:07 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/ Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/FR91.pdf Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:18:27 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/FR91.pdf Medicaid is the nation's major source of financing for long-term care services, covering services for both elderly and non-elderly persons in institutional settings and in homes and other community-based settings. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Medicaid-and-Long-Term-Care-Services-PDF.pdf Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:53:21 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Medicaid-and-Long-Term-Care-Services-PDF.pdf Explores low-income parents knowledge of Medicaid and SCHIP, their interest in enrolling their children, and the factors that pose barriers to their participation. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7640.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:05:21 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7640.pdf Offers actionable steps to help states design and implement physician-level P4P strategies. -- Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/Physician_P4P_Guide.pdf Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:21:05 CST http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/Physician_P4P_Guide.pdf Presents information on the documentation requirements for Medicaid applicants and recipients that makes them document both their citizenship or legal U.S. residence and proof of their personal identity. These requirements have caused a nationwide disruption in coverage for health center patients. -- George Washington Department of Health Policy http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/healthpolicy/chsrp/downloads/Medicaid_Doc_Requirements.pdf Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:19:00 CST http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/healthpolicy/chsrp/downloads/Medicaid_Doc_Requirements.pdf Explores the inter-relationship of Medicare prescription drug coverage and Medicaid spend-down for the medically needy. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7629.pdf Fri, 18 May 2007 15:12:28 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7629.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of Medicaid and S-CHIP, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000036/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:20:32 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000036/ Focuses on national trends in Medicaid enrollment as well as trends by state and by category of enrollment. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7606.pdf Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:17:11 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7606.pdf Examines the structure of Medicaid, who the program covers, what services it provides and spending. Includes tables examining the state-to-state variation in eligibility, enrollment and spending for Medicaid enrollees. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Medicaid-A-Primer-pdf.pdf Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:07:44 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/Medicaid-A-Primer-pdf.pdf A bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories). Since 1979, NASMD has been affiliated with the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). http://www.nasmd.org/ Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:39:18 CST http://www.nasmd.org/ Outlines issues in outreach and enrollment for Medicaid and SCHIP. Provides a profile of eligible but uninsured children, discusses the greatest barriers to enrollment, and offers strategies to improve enrollment. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/2177-05.pdf Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/2177-05.pdf Discusses significant changes to the Medicaid program which could reshape coverage for nearly 19 million women who rely on the program. Focuses on recent federal and state policies, including the federal Deficit Reduction Act and state waiver programs, and their impact on low-income women, who make up approximately 70% of Medicaid's adult beneficiaries. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/7213.cfm Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/7213.cfm Provides information on the new federal requirement that all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing their Medicaid coverage provide documentation of their citizenship status and examines the implications for Medicaid beneficiaries and the states. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7533-02.pdf Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7533-02.pdf Examines the role that Medicaid plays in addressing six populations (preterm birth babies, foster care children, individuals with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, individuals with mental illness, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and people with Alzheimer's disease) with serious health needs resulting in high costs. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7565.pdf Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7565.pdf According to a recent industry survey, the average cost of a private nursing home bed in the U.S. was just over $6,000 a month in 2005. This high cost makes nursing home services affordable for only the wealthiest Americans or those with private long-term care insurance. Medicaid, a federal and state funded health care program, covers nursing home care for low-income elderly or disabled individuals who meet income and asset standards. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7510.pdf Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7510.pdf Developing home and community-based service (HCBS) alternatives to institutional care has been a priority for many state Medicaid programs over the last two decades and the focus of Medicaid policy debates recently. While the majority of Medicaid long-term care dollars go toward institutional care, the national percentage of Medicaid spending on HCBS has more than doubled from 1992 to 2003. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7575.pdf Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7575.pdf Provides general information regarding the Medicaid program's eligibility groups, mandatory state plan services, Federal poverty level charts, and a chart which details the optional state plan services that states have elected to include under their plans and managed care waivers. -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidDataSourcesGenInfo/Downloads/maag2005.pdf Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidDataSourcesGenInfo/Downloads/maag2005.pdf