Medicaid Health Plans of America, Author at Medicaid Health Plans of America

Letter to CMS on COVID-19

MHPA joined a coalition of nearly 50 health care stakeholder organizations committed to aligning 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of health care treatment, payment, and operations, and applauded their leadership on the the issue of substance use disorder privacy records.Read letter

Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) announced today it has named a new slate of officers and one new member to its nine-member Board of Directors to lead the association. MHPA represents managed Medicaid plans across the country, and the election brings an experienced team of leaders working on behalf of our nation’s most vulnerable…

Date: January 22, 2020 Sponsored by Mom’s Meals / Nourish Care Watch webinar presentation on YouTube Maternal mortality rates in the US have risen over the past decade. Today, Medicaid pays for over half of all births nationwide. A high-risk birth can cost 5-10 times that of a normal birth. To improve maternal outcomes and…

Letter to CMCS, Use of Underwriting Gain Assumption Models & Suggested Additions to 2020-2021 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Setting Development Guide.

Concerned over the limited timeframe available for stakeholders to offer meaningful comments before the mid-January deadline, MHPA sent its own letter to CMS asking for an extension to the comment period given the complexity of these #Medicaid reg proposals can have on beneficiaries and the current healthcare delivery system.Read the letter here.

MHPA joined with the Partnership for Medicaid to request CMS extend the Medicaid fiscal accountability NPRM comment period for 60 days, time necessary to offer more meaningful comments and to fully assess the impact that these changes will have on the Medicaid Program & state budgets.Read letter here

MHPA POLICY POSITION:MHPA’s support for MLTSS is grounded in the belief that managed long-term services and supports are valued health care options for Medicaid beneficiaries that can make a positive difference in their lives, health outcomes, and quality of care.Read Policy Position

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MHPA Signs Coalition Letter in Support of the Reintroduction of the Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act

Medicaid Health Plans of America Elects New Board of Directors to Prepare for 2020 and Beyond

MHPA Response to President’s FY 2021 Budget Request

Enhancing Maternal Health with Home-Delivered Meals

MHPA Applauds Congressional Action to Fully Repeal Health Insurance Tax

MHPA Releases New Position Statement on Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)