Category: Medicaid/Medicare
Medicaid will cover medically tailored meals
An initiative set to go into effect next year will reimburse medically tailored meals for some at-risk Medicaid members who are leaving the hospital.
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Medicaid program expects to expand coverage for mental health in 2027
A proposed expansion of Medicaid’s ability to cover short-term inpatient psychiatric hospital stays will likely be implemented in 2027, if it receives federal approval, a state health official said during a public hearing Wednesday.
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Wisconsin Policy Forum takes deep dive into what Medicaid expansion could mean for state
Wisconsin would see a larger fiscal benefit from expanding Medicaid with Affordable Care Act dollars compared to other non-expansion states, but would likely add fewer people to the program, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report released Thursday.
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Community Care to affiliate with Ohio Medicaid health plan
Brookfield-based Community Care, one of the managed care organizations serving some of the state’s Medicaid long-term programs, is seeking to become an affiliate of CareSource, a Dayton, Ohio-based insurer that runs one of the largest Medicaid health plans in the country.
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CMS, WPS notify around 1 million Medicare members of data breach
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and WPS are notifying around 1 million Medicare members who may have had personal information compromised during a 2023 cybersecurity incident, the two said Friday. About 1,600 live in Wisconsin.
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