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Medicaid Benefits: Home Health Services – Nursing Services, Home Health Aides, and Medical Supplies/Equipment
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What is a Mini-Med Plan?
PerspectiveOne of the early insurance market changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) phases out caps that some insurance plans impose on the annual dollar amount of benefits they will cover. Plans issued or renewed after September 23, 2010 cannot have annual limits of less than $750,000, and the threshold goes up to $1.
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An Employer Health Benefits Balance Sheet
PerspectiveThere seems to be growing interest in the question of how many employers will keep offering coverage to their full-time employees once the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully implemented in 2014, or instead will choose to stop offering coverage and pay a penalty.
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Questions About Essential Health Benefits
PerspectiveThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently issued its long-awaited report on defining the essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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The Sleeper in Health Reform: Long-Term Care and the CLASS Act
Event Date:EventThe Kaiser Family Foundation briefing examines a little-noticed but major provision in two leading health reform bills that would change the way that the U.S. pays for long-term care.
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How Will The Medicare Part D Benefit Change Under Current Law and Leading Proposals?
Issue BriefThis brief describes how the Medicare Part D benefit will change in 2020 under current law and proposed changes that would affect what beneficiaries, plans, manufacturers, and Medicare pay for drug costs under Part D in the future.
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Management and Delivery of the Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit
Issue BriefStates are limited in their leverage when it comes to controlling drug spending and use a variety of strategies to manage utilization, including an increased reliance on managed care and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). As policymakers debate proposals that include provisions related to Medicaid pharmacy benefits, it is important to understand the challenges state Medicaid programs face and how policy proposals may impact Medicaid beneficiaries and costs.