Swelling Medicaid rolls have states, providers worried
By
John Hall
Feb 18, 2015
California’s Medicaid-eligible rolls are swelling as part of a nationwide expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act, a finding that should give other states’ Medicaid agencies...
State News
Jun 01, 2013
A bill requiring nursing home workers to report elder abuse cleared both houses of the legislature and was sent to Gov. John Hickenlooper (D). SB 111 was developed by an elder abuse task force convened...
States have ‘wide discretion’ to cut Medicaid payments to providers, White House says
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 27, 2013
The White House said states can reduce Medicaid payments to long-term care operators and other healthcare providers in a court brief filed Monday.
California nabs federal funding for home- and community-based program for Medicaid beneficiaries
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 10, 2012
California is the first state to get regulatory approval for a federally funded program aimed at keeping elderly and disabled individuals out of nursing homes.
California insurer to pay $320 million to settle overpayment allegations
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 27, 2012
A California health maintenance organization will pay a record $320 million to settle charges that it was overpaid by the state’s Medicaid program over several years.
Caregivers for Medicaid recipients often live in poverty, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 16, 2012
Caregivers for low-income seniors and the disabled often live in poverty or near-poverty themselves, according to a new study.
Federal judge blocks Medicaid cuts to California nursing facilities
Jan 03, 2012
A federal judge granted an injunction last week that stopped the state of California from implementing a 10% reimbursement cut to skilled nursing facilities operating within hospitals.
Supreme Court to hear suit regarding proposed cuts to Medicaid providers
Jan 20, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that could ultimately allow the state of California—and others— to make payment cuts to Medicaid providers, including long-term care operators.
Provider groups oppose Supreme Court review of California Medicaid case
Aug 10, 2010
The Supreme Court should not review a ruling that blocked a 10% across-the-board cut to California Medicaid providers. That is the opinion of a group of national provider groups.
Appeals court again sides with healthcare providers over state cuts to Medicaid
Aug 13, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit again has ruled that California’s lawmakers cannot cut reimbursements to the state’s Medicaid program solely because it needs to reduce expenditures.