CMS Pressures More States To Expand Medicaid Programs
On Tuesday, CMS notified health officials in Kansas and Tennessee that failing to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize federal funding for uncompensated care pools. CMS previously told Florida and Texas that Medicaid expansion is an "important consideration" regarding whether it will extend funding for its Low Income Pool program.
- "Tennessee, Kansas Also Get Warning: Expand Medicaid or Risk Hospital Funds" (Galewitz, Kaiser Health News, 4/21).