Michigan League for Human Services
Lansing, MI:
How Medicaid work requirements could backfire
“That makes it really hard to maintain a job. Who’s going to hire me when there’s some days I can’t fit in a shoe?”
What Would Block Grants or Limits on Per Capita Spending Mean for Medicaid?
This issue brief explores how turning Medicaid into a block-grant program, or imposing spending caps, would likely affect eligibility, benefits, and states’ ability to meet their low-income residents’ health care needs.
Many Toddlers Fail To Get Necessary Medicaid Renewal At Their First Birthday
Infants born to women covered by Medicaid or CHIP may be automatically eligible for that insurance during their first year, but advocates say confusing rules and bureaucratic problems too often pre…
Why Medicare and Medicaid Can Outmatch Private Plans on Cost
Good news: The medical system doesn’t seem to discriminate by insurance status. Bad news: The value of care is hard to influence by adjusting prices.
A Guide to the Medicaid Appeals Process
This background brief provides a comprehensive look at the appeals process for the Medicaid program, which differs significantly from those available through the Medicare program and private health…
10 tips for working with MCOs to advance Medicaid program integrity
Have you turned to managed care organizations (MCOs) to reduce Medicaid costs and improve patient care? If so, you probably know how difficult it is to know for sure whether your MCOs are doing all…
Why Fully Expanded Medicaid Matters
Are you currently healthy? Are you and your spouse able to work and provide for your family? Are your children healthy enough to focus and learn during the school day? Health is easily taken for gr…
Are prior authorization insurance requirements killing patients?
As a medical oncologist with a full-time practice, I deal with treatment delays and other consequences of prior authorization every day. And physicians across the nation believe the problem is getting worse.
Why Medicaid patients use the emergency department for primary care
Expanding insurance without expanding the primary care infrastructure drives more patients to the emergency department.
What happens to community hospitals if Medicaid isn't funded?
What do the new Medicaid work requirements mean for you?
Millions of people could risk losing their health care if they don’t work.
Many Working People Could Lose Health Coverage Due to Medicaid Work Requirements
Medicaid work requirements will almost certainly cause many low-income adults to lose health coverage. Less understood, many working people also will likely lose coverage due to work requirements.
What’s next for Medicaid and Medicare when it comes to dental benefits?
Medicare and Medicaid have made great strides during their 50-year existence, but there is still room for improvement, especially when it comes to dental benefits. Many people still end up in the emergency room for lack of any other access.
Medicaid Expansion: Myths and Facts
Medicaid expansion would help improve the health of approximately 150,000 low income Iowans who currently cannot afford insurance. However, some have argued ...
Medicaid: It’s not what you think
Imagine yourself on a dock, enjoying the beautiful Cape Cod weather. As you lean over to look at the water, you lose your footing and fall in. The
Why is Medicaid reimbursement below sustainability?
When Medicare rates are already considered the “bottom line,” why is Medicaid reimbursement below sustainability?
Interoperability: A Requirement or an Opportunity?
Find out more about Interoperability: A Requirement or an Opportunity? at Medecision, the Population Health Management Solution.
