A new survey has found that many states are investing in technology and simplifying Medicaid enrollment processes. Nearly all states are pressing forward with information technology and process improvements to develop faster, streamlined Medicaid enrollment systems, as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) whether or not the state accepts the law’s expanded Medicaid […]
Five years ago, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered CMS to stop using Social Security numbers on Medicare cards. According to a new report and testimony to Congress by the General Accounting Office (GAO), CMS has not gotten around to complying yet. Details about how CMS intends to correct this oversight and the […]
When Steven Schwartz, Director of Business Operations for theard that it was Charles Tobey on the phone, and that he is with the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Long Term Care Reimbursement (Medicaid), he was understandably a little unnerved. By the time he hung up the phone, he was grinning…and calling his […]
By the Founding Members of the EVV Standards Workgroup: http://www.evvworkgroup.org Addressing Medicaid Budget Short Falls and Program Integrity with Electronic Visit Verification Solutions An open letter to Medicaid officials It is no secret that Medicaid budgets are severely strained and that program integrity is on the front-burner. Every state is challenged to address both issues […]
