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Medicaid is a program that is not solely funded at the federal level. States provide up to half of the funding for Medicaid. In some states, counties also contribute funds. Unlike Medicare, Medicaid is a means-tested, needs-based social welfare or social protection program rather than a social insurance program. Eligibility is determined ...
The Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP) is a Medicaid program that allows a recipient to receive free private health insurance paid for entirely by their state's Medicaid program. A Medicaid recipient must be deemed 'cost effective' by the HIPP program of their state. Ultimately, the program was made optional, and its use is minimal ...
A prospective payment system (PPS) is a term used to refer to several payment methodologies for which means of determining insurance reimbursement is based on a predetermined payment regardless of the intensity of the actual service provided. It includes a system for paying hospitals based on predetermined prices, from Medicare.
The Medicaid inspector general released an audit of a Medicaid program, claiming millions in lost taxes. The insurance director denied it is accurate. Kansas insurance commissioner says audit ...
Kansas, Missouri and other states must begin reviewing whether Medicaid recipients are still eligible for benefits after enrollment grew during the pandemic. Kansas could remove 125,000 people ...
The Kansas Legislature is gearing up for the first public committee hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years. Next Wednesday is the day when both the House and Senate will have hearings.
Expanding Medicaid would have a real impact on Kansas families and communities. The federal government would pay 90% of the expansion cost, so Kansas is turning away real money by refusing to ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.