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Disability and Technical Issues Were Key Barriers to Meeting Arkansas’ Medicaid Work and Reporting Requirements in 2018

Jun 11, 2019

Issue Brief

This issue brief analyzes the impact of the four measures intended to safeguard coverage for people with disabilities and others who should not have been subject to the work and reporting requirements. It draws on data newly available from Arkansas’ 2018 annual waiver report to CMS and monthly data released by the state while the requirements were in effect. The data reveal that few people used these safeguard measures relative to the number of people…

Medicaid’s Role in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

Jun 3, 2019

The Opioid Epidemic and Medicaid’s Role in Facilitating Access to Treatment

May 24, 2019

Issue Brief

This brief describes nonelderly adults with opioid use disorder, including their demographic characteristics and insurance status, and compares utilization of treatment services among those with Medicaid to those with other types of coverage. It also describes Medicaid financing for opioid treatment and the ways in which Medicaid promotes access to treatment for enrollees with OUD.

Medicaid Financing Cliff: Implications for the Health Care Systems in Puerto Rico and USVI

May 21, 2019

Issue Brief

This brief provides an overview of the status of the health care systems and Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) about one and a half years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the islands in September 2017. The hurricanes exacerbated the territories’ existing economic and health care challenges by accelerating outmigration of residents and health care providers and destroying homes, schools, health care facilities, and other infrastructure. After the storms,…

How Does Prescription Drug Spending and Use Compare Across Large Employer Plans, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid?

May 20, 2019

Issue Brief

Prescription drug costs are a pressing concern for both consumers and policymakers. This analysis compares prescription drug spending and use in large private employer plans, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid, based primarily on claims data by payer, which does not account for rebates.

A First Look at North Carolina’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots

May 15, 2019

Issue Brief

Medicaid funds typically cannot be used to pay for non-medical interventions that target the social determinants of health. However, in October 2018, CMS approved North Carolina’s Section 1115 waiver which provides financing for a new pilot program, called “Healthy Opportunities Pilots,” to cover evidence-based non-medical services that address specific social needs linked to health/health outcomes. The pilots will address housing instability, transportation insecurity, food insecurity, and interpersonal violence and toxic stress for a limited number…

70% of Uninsured Adults Who Would Become Newly Eligible for Medicaid if Remaining States Expanded Live in 4 States

Apr 19, 2019

Feature

Just 4 states are home to 70% of the uninsured adults who would become newly eligible for Medicaid if the 14 remaining states expanded under the Affordable Care Act. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.

Key Questions About Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Waiting Lists

Apr 4, 2019

Issue Brief

This issue brief presents the latest data and answers key questions about HCBS waiver waiting lists from KFF's annual survey of state Medicaid home- and community-based services programs, including tables with state-level data.

Ask KFF: MaryBeth Musumeci Answers 3 Questions on Kentucky, Arkansas Medicaid Work and Reporting Requirement Cases

Apr 2, 2019

Issue Brief

A federal district court has set aside the HHS Secretary’s approval of Medicaid waivers with work and reporting requirements and other eligibility and enrollment restrictions in Kentucky and Arkansas. For context as this all develops, we asked MaryBeth Musumeci, Associate Director at the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, three questions about the implications of the decisions.

Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Parents in Non-Expansion States Much Lower Than ACA Limit

Apr 2, 2019

Feature

Income eligibility levels for parents on Medicaid in non-expansion states is much lower than the ACA Medicaid Expansion eligibility limit, and varies considerably from state to state.

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