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PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its February 2023 Health Law News newsletter.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

Pennsylvania Medicaid’s decision to continue paying parents as home health aides.
Medicaid payments toward Medicare Part A premiums for qualified individuals.
Forgiveness for pandemic-era MAWD (Medical Assistance for Workers With Disabilities) premiums.
An Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services bulletin on mental health treatment for minors.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s February 2023 newsletter.

jsteinbock2023-02-28T20:30:44+00:00March 1st, 2023|Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its January 2023 Health Law News newsletter.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

Pennsylvania ending its practice of paying parents to serve as home health aides
the end of pandemic-related continuous Medicaid eligibility as of April 1
Tempus updates for Community HealthChoices participants and direct care workers
steps by the federal government to eliminate barriers to Medicaid eligibility for former foster care youth
health care options for older immigrants

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s January 2023 newsletter.

jsteinbock2023-01-31T18:35:43+00:00February 1st, 2023|Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its October 2022 Health Law News newsletter.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

the report of the state’s Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health
the state’s extension of post-partum Medicaid eligibility.
Pennsylvania’s plan to open pediatric complex care resource centers in 2023

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s October 2022 newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-11-04T20:55:27+00:00November 8th, 2022|Pennsylvania Medicaid|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its August 2022 Health Law News newsletter.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries who have been auto-assigned to a HealthChoices plan
an upcoming deadline for dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) individuals to change Medicare plans
an introduction to the state’s new “Whole Home Repair Program” for low- and middle-income families
the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s August 2022 newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-09-07T15:38:12+00:00September 7th, 2022|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its July 2022 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

The need for some current Medicaid-covered HealthChoices participants to choose a new managed care plan by August 16.
The end of the freeze on the prior authorization requirement for Medicaid-covered pediatric shift nursing care as of November 1.

Read about these subjects and more in the July 2022 edition of Health Law News, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-07-28T20:00:02+00:00August 2nd, 2022|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its June 2022 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

Changes in HealthChoices managed care plans that take effect on September 1.
The July 1 transition to Tempus as the financial management services vendor for Community HealthChoices, which means Tempus will take over paying direct care workers hired by Community HealthChoices participants as part of that program’s self-directed care model.
A reduction of the deadline for requesting a fair hearing in response to Medicaid eligibility rejection or termination from the program from 90 days, which it has been since the start of the COVID-19 emergency, back to the 30 days it was before that time. This change is retroactive to May.
A lifting of the pandemic-driven suspension of the need for prior authorization for shift nursing services for Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of 21, which will take effect on November 1.

Read about these subjects and more in the June 2022 edition of Health Law News, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-07-06T21:19:51+00:00July 7th, 2022|COVID-19, HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid COVID-19, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

Changes Coming to HealthChoices

Pennsylvania’s physical health HealthChoices program is in the process of undergoing a major change.

Beginning on September 1, some of the Medical Assistance physical health HealthChoices managed care organizations within the five regional HealthChoices zones in the state will be changing. Some of the plans will be leaving individual zones, some plans will serve new zones, and one plan will leave Pennsylvania entirely.

In all, about 500,000 Medical Assistance recipients will need to select a new plan.

Learn more about the changes coming to HealthChoices from this notice from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project.

jsteinbock2022-06-22T19:27:06+00:00June 22nd, 2022|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its April 2022 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

the extension of post-partum coverage for Medicaid-covered mothers to 12 months
changes in Community HealthChoices as a result of its shift to a new financial management services provider
a new option for Medicaid and SNAP beneficiaries to receive text messages from the state about their benefits
Medicare coverage of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests
a new requirement that Community HealthChoices plans operate complex care units

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s April 2022 newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-04-29T19:20:23+00:00May 3rd, 2022|COVID-19, long-term care, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its March 2022 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

State planning for the use of federal American Rescue Plan money to address the nurse shortage.
The governor’s proposed FY 2023 Medicaid budget.
The Community HealthChoices transition to a new system for paying participant-directed care workers.
Medicaid payment of Medicare Part A premiums for those who meet certain eligibility requirements.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s March 2022 newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-04-04T15:23:18+00:00April 5th, 2022|Federal Medicaid issues, long-term care, Pennsylvania proposed FY 2023 budget, Pennsylvania state budget issues|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its February 2022 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s issue are articles about:

Changes in the Community HealthChoices program.
Pennsylvania’s plan for using American Rescue Plan money to address the shortage of health care workers.
A new enrollment period on Pennie, the state’s new health insurance exchange.
Medicaid coverage of home COVID-19 tests.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s February 2022 newsletter.

jsteinbock2022-02-28T16:32:18+00:00March 1st, 2022|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid|Comments Off

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