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Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its May 2021 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

Medicaid eligibility changes permitted for people with Medicare during the COVID-19 emergency.
Changes in the Medical Assistance work supports program.
The introduction of changes in the process for enrolling in the state’s Living Independence for the Elderly Program (LIFE).
The simplification of the dental benefit limits exceptions process.
A listening session during which Community HealthChoices participants expressed dissatisfaction with receiving their benefits through managed care.
Actions to terminate some participants from state home and community-based Medicaid programs because their health status has not been reassessed.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s May 2021 newsletter.

jsteinbock2021-06-07T18:26:31+00:00June 9th, 2021|HealthChoices, long-term care, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its November 2020 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

How the renewal of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency declaration extends key Medicaid protections.
State planning for children with complex needs.
State efforts to connect people to COVID-19 testing and care.
An upcoming webinar about challenging Medicaid and Community HealthChoices waiver service denials.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s November 2020 newsletter.

PA Safety Net Admin2020-11-17T15:00:32+00:00November 4th, 2020|Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid COVID-19, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its September 2020 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

How Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries who turn 21 during the COVID-19 emergency remain eligible for EPSDT services.
Pennsylvania Health Law Project navigators who can help direct people to COVID-19 testing and treatment.
A warning that without increased federal Medicaid matching money, states may seek to reduce Medicaid provider payments, increase beneficiary cost-sharing, or reduce services.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s September 2020 newsletter.

PA Safety Net Admin2020-10-08T06:00:21+00:00October 8th, 2020|Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pennsylvania Medicaid|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its August 2020 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

The Department of Human Services’ selection of new managed care plans to serve Pennsylvania Medicaid’s Community HealthChoices program.
The end of ensured continuity of long-term services and supports for participants in the Community HealthChoices program in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The availability of navigators to help connect people to COVID-19 testing and treatment.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s August 2020 newsletter.

PA Safety Net Admin2020-08-05T06:00:27+00:00August 5th, 2020|HealthChoices, long-term care, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Pennsylvania Medical Assistance|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its February 2020 newsletter Health Law News.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

Governor Wolf’s proposed FY 2021 Medicaid budget.
Challenges Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients have encountered obtaining services from their HealthChoices managed care plan and how to address them.
Implementation of the federal “public charge” regulation and whom it does – and does not – affect.

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s February 2020 newsletter.

PA Safety Net Admin2020-03-05T06:00:11+00:00March 5th, 2020|Federal Medicaid issues, HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania proposed FY 2021 budget|Comments Off

Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its January 2020 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

the transition to a new Medicaid prescription drug list (PDL);
the rollout of a new electronic visit verification system for Medicaid-paid home health services; and
progress in the state’s effort to introduce major changes in its Medical Assistance transportation program (MATP).

Read about these subjects and more in the Pennsylvania Health Law Project’s January 2020 newsletter.

PA Safety Net Admin2020-02-05T06:00:12+00:00February 5th, 2020|Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Pennsylvania Medical Assistance|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its October 2019 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

the state’s release of a request for applications for insurers to serve participants in Pennsylvania’s HealthChoices physical health care program
Pennsylvania’s new Medicaid preferred drug list
legislation to expand the state’s Medical Assistance for Workers Program
the expansion of the state’s Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) program to 14 new counties over the next 18 months.

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

PA Safety Net Admin2019-11-13T06:00:20+00:00November 13th, 2019|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Pennsylvania Medical Assistance|Comments Off

PA Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its March-April 2019 newsletter.

Included in this month’s edition are articles about:

The launch of a new tool to determine applicants’ eligibility for Medicaid-covered long-term services and supports.
An update on Medicare Part D payment problems that affect some dually eligible Medicare/Medicaid patients.
Highlights of the state’s Department of Human Services budget (including Medicaid).
An update on the status of the Affordable Care Act.

Go here for articles about these and other subjects.

PA Safety Net Admin2019-05-01T11:54:17+00:00May 1st, 2019|Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Pennsylvania Medical Assistance, Pennsylvania proposed FY 2020 budget|Comments Off

Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its latest Health Law News.
Included in this edition are articles about:

The January 1 introduction of Community HealthChoices, a mandatory program of managed long-term services and supports, in southwestern Pennsylvania
the January 1 implementation of the federal ordering, referring, or prescribing rule that requires that all such actions involving Pennsylvania Medicaid patients be undertaken by providers enrolled with the state to serve Medicaid patients
various Medicare issues

Find these stories here in the latest edition of Health Law News.

PA Safety Net Admin2017-12-26T06:00:24+00:00December 26th, 2017|Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

Pennsylvania Health Law Project Newsletter

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published its latest Health Law News.
Included in the November edition are articles about:

a proposal to impose a work requirement on Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients
the CHIP program
leadership changes in health care-related state agencies
the rollout of the Community HealthChoices program of managed long-term services and supports
HealthChoices managed care contracts
changes in several state waiver programs

Find these stories here in the latest edition of Health Law News.

PA Safety Net Admin2017-11-20T06:00:01+00:00November 20th, 2017|HealthChoices, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

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