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HHS Approves California’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Demonstration Authority to Support Care for Justice-Involved People
First-of-its-kind initiative will help people get the behavioral health care they need as they leave incarceration
Press Release HHS Expands Access to Essential Specialty Care for Millions of Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries
For the first time, states will be able to expand beneficiary access to specialty consultations, which can improve quality of care and outcomes for physical and behavioral health
Press Release HHS Offers States Flexibility to Better Address Medicaid Enrollees’ Needs
As part of Biden-Harris Administration efforts to strengthen Medicaid, new guidance will help states expand access to health care services and tackle unmet social needs
Press Release CMS Proposes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
Proposals would support enhanced patient and provider access to health information while improving the prior authorization process to reduce provider burden
Press Release HHS Approves Arkansas’ Medicaid Waiver to Provide Medically Necessary Housing and Nutrition Support Services
Arkansas will use its Medicaid demonstration to test health-related social needs interventions as key components of overall health for certain groups of Medicaid beneficiaries
Press Release Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than Half of All States Have Expanded Access to 12 Months of Medicaid and CHIP Postpartum Coverage
An estimated 418,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy, thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to strengthen maternal health coverage.
Press Release COVID-19 Updated Booster Vaccines Covered Without Cost-Sharing for Eligible Children Ages 5 to 11
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HHS Approves Arizona’s Medicaid Interventions to Target Health-Related Social Needs
Arizona Medicaid demonstration will test interventions that directly affect individuals’ health, like housing insecurity
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