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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
Kansas’ Medicaid program, called KanCare, has about 500,000 recipients. Thus far, of the 300,000 Kansans who have received renewal applications, more than 22,000 Kansans have lost coverage ...
Medicaid expansion, which was made available in the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to extend coverage to more than 150,000 Kansans. The state is one of 10 in the nation that has not yet ...
The Kansas Legislature has scheduled public hearings for Wednesday on the issue of Medicaid expansion, which hasn't gotten a hearing since 2020. Medicaid expansion in Kansas is about to get its ...
Medicaid is the largest revenue source for FQHCs, but Medicare offers financial incentives, such as higher per-visit fees compared to non-FQHC providers, making FQHC status attractive. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicare transitioned to a Prospective Payment System (PPS) in 2014, offering additional payments for preventive services and new ...
A unique physician identification number (UPIN) was a six-character alpha-numeric identifier used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States. They were discontinued in June 2007 [ 1 ] and replaced by National Provider Identifier , or NPI numbers.
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The Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) is an organized marketplace for health insurance plans operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The FFM opened for enrollments starting October 1, 2013. [1]