Under a nearly approved waiver, the state of WA will focus on the social needs of its Medicaid population. Originally published on Modern Healthcare.
A federal appeals court Friday upheld a new Department of Labor rule aimed at creating higher wages for many home healthcare workers. Labor groups cheered.
Policymakers in Medicaid expansion states likely will try to wring some cash from hospitals starting in 2017 when the federal government no longer pays the full tab for the coverage expansion, experts say. Higher-than-expected enrollment means expansion states will be on the hook for hundreds of millions more than they anticipated when they took advantage… Continue reading States May Tap Hospitals To Help Pay For Medicaid Expansion In 2017