By KIM JARRETT THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – The Hawaii State Department of Education is paying tens of millions of dollars to feed Hawaiian school children due to a flaw in the funding method used by the federal government, according to a report. The authors of a report […]
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How the baby formula shortage links back to a federal nutrition program
“It is horrible that in this country, we have a baby milk shortage. I think we have to respond to that and then revisit the way we’re structuring these contracts,” said Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), one of the lawmakers leading the legislation, along with Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Education […]
CMS Revives Standardized Plans and Federal Network Adequacy Review | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Restore standardized benefit plans on the federally facilitated Marketplaces eliminated during the Trump Administration and require issuers offering a nonstandardized product to also offer a standardized option. These plans are intended to reduce consumer confusion and allow apples-to-apples comparison of plan options. The standardized plans have only copays (instead of […]
Federal report finds Medicare Advantage plans often deny necessary care
May 02, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on Thursday that found every year Medicare managed care organizations inappropriately deny medically necessary care to tens of thousands of people enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans. Investigators from HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) […]
Hospitals press for more federal aid as fortunes turn
Hospitals’ financial fortunes have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, thanks to less-than-favorable Medicare policies and rising labor and supply costs. Why it matters: Hospitals are by far the largest driver of U.S. health care spending, and critics have argued for years that Washington is reluctant to […]
Supreme Court decision hurts Puerto Ricans who need federal benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Efforts to expand a federal program for disabled, elderly and blind Americans suffered a setback on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico residents should be excluded from receiving those benefits. The program, called […]