Phil Galewitz

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AARP: States Lag In Keeping Medicaid Enrollees Out Of Nursing Homes

California is one of only nine states — in addition to the District of Columbia — that spent more than half of their long-term care Medicaid dollars on home- and community-based services rather than on nursing homes. The Golden State ranked 9th in the nation in the quality of its overall long-term care services, up from 15th six years ago.

CMS Chief To Sit Out Watershed Decision On Medicaid Work Mandate In Kentucky

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma will recuse herself from the agency’s decision-making on whether to approve Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver because she helped develop the proposal in her former job as a health policy consultant.

In Deep-Red Western N.C., Revered Congressman Leads Charge Against GOP Bill

Is Republican Rep. Mark Meadows the man who would kill “Trumpcare”? He enjoys strong support in his gerrymandered western North Carolina district as he leads conservative opposition to the GOP’s plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare.

On Medicaid Money, GOP Has Win-Or-Lose Proposition For States

The House Republicans’ bill to repeal Obamacare would change how the federal government allocates matching funds to state Medicaid programs — and could cost some states billions of dollars a year in federal aid.