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Medicaid Working Group Sends Letter to Congress on FMAP “glide path”
MHPA joined with several leading national organizations on a letter to Congress urging an additional FMAP increase. The letter also urged Congress to pass legislation extending the pandemic-related FMAP for one year after the end of the Public Health Emergency declaration and then stairstep down the COVID related FMAP increase over the three following quarters.…
Read MoreThe Partnership for Medicaid Send Letter to Congress Urging Support for 5.8% FMAP Increase
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Read MoreMHPA Sends Letter to 117th Congress
“MHPA and our member health plans are committed to working with you and your staff to further strengthen the Medicaid program and its federal-state partnership during this important time in our nation’s history.“ Read Letter
Read MoreMHPA Sends Letter to Biden/Harris Transition Team
MHPA’s letter requests action on several legislative and regulatory priorities in 2021 for the new Administration. Read Letter
Read MoreThe Partnership for Medicaid Sends Letter to Congress in Support of H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (Helping MOMS) Act
The Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) cosigned the Partnership for Medicaid letter send to Congress today in support of H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (Helping MOMS) Act. Fourteen members of the Partnership for Medicaid joined MHPA in sending the letter. Read Letter
Read MoreMHPA Urges Swift Passage of H.R. 4995 & H.R. 4996
The Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) joined with 83 national organizations urging swift passage of the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) and the bipartisan Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) this year. Read Letter
Read MoreMHPA Letter to Congress Outlining Priorities for Remainder of 116th Congress
Today MHPA sent a detailed request to leaders in the House and Senate outlining the priorities for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations for the remainder of the 116th Congress. The letter, addressed to Speaker Pelosi, House Minority Leader McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer, emphasizes the importance of an increase in the Medicaid…
Read MoreMHPA Sends Letter to House in Support of Medicaid FMAP Provision
MHPA sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi thanking the House for once again prioritizing additional Medicaid funding in their COVID stimulus legislation, the Heroes Act 2.0. Read letter
Read MoreThe Partnership for Medicaid Sends Letter to Senate Leadership Advocating for Medicaid Provisions in any Future COVID Package
As one of the 15 members of the Partnership for Medicaid, MHPA joined in a letter sent to Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer urging Congress to build upon existing efforts to raise the federal matching assistance percentage (FMAP) a further 5.8% to at least 12%. The coalition also requested additional funding and instructions to…
Read MoreMHPA Sends Letter to Senate Leadership Urging for an FMAP Increase and Additional Measures to Help Ease Challenges during COVID Pandemic
Today, MHPA sent a letter to Majority Leader McConnell and Leader Schumer encouraging support of several Medicaid policy proposals — including an FMAP increase — to address the severe health care and economic issues that continue to plague our country caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read Letter
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