448 Georgia officials say they’re still working toward a July 1 launch of the waiver plan to add more people to the state’s Medicaid program,.
Georgia officials say they’re still working toward a July 1 launch of the waiver plan to add more people to the state’s Medicaid program, despite a harsh initial assessment by the Biden administration.
The conflict with the feds involves the eligibility requirements that Georgia proposed and that the Trump administration approved. President Joe Biden, who took office in January, and his fellow Democrats have sharply different views on Medicaid than do former President Donald Trump and many Republicans.
447 The state’s Medicaid agency is setting up plans for a health insurer bidding competition that will award a new multibillion-dollar medical contract. “We’ll be.
The state’s Medicaid agency is setting up plans for a health insurer bidding competition that will award a new multibillion-dollar medical contract.
“We’ll be looking for the best bang for the buck,’’ Frank Berry, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), said last week at an agency board meeting.
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The current Medicaid insurers are being paid a total of about $4 billion a year for delivering medical services to more than 1 million members.
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Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia
Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia
The Biden administration is reportedly aiming to take steps to unravel recent federal decisions on health care.
If pursued, those moves could have a major impact on Georgia’s Medicaid and private insurance waivers, recently approved by the Trump administration.
The Washington Post reported this week that President Biden may take executive action to reopen the insurance exchanges that offer health plans to those who don’t have employer or government health plans.
And he may also target states’ waiver plans that impose work requirements for Medicaid eligibility.
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