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Medicaid: A Timeline of Key Developments, Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicaid Benefits: Online Database, Kaiser Family Foundation
CMS Medicaid Waiver and Demonstration List
CMS Medicaid Waiver and Demonstration Map by States
Washington Post: Obama, Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan (December 12, 2008)
The Hill: Baucus wants SCHIP, Health IT in Stimulus (December 10, 2008)
CMS Issues Improper Payment Rates for Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP (November 17, 2008)
Senator Baucus Releases Sweeping Health Care Reform Proposal – Call to Action: Health Reform 2009 (November 12, 2008)
Letter from Chairman Dingell to President-Elect Obama on Need for Healthcare Reform (November 10, 2008)
GWU: FMAP: The Federal Share of Medicaid Costs- the Basics (October 2008)
APHSA: National Health Reform Transition Paper (October 31, 2008)
APHSA White Paper: For Those Who Serve: A Challenge to the Next President (October 31, 2008)
31 States Sign Petition Seeking New Reimbursement Policy for Medicare and Medicaid Disability Coverage
CMS: Medicaid Spending Projected to Rise Much Faster Than the Economy (October 20, 2008)
CMS Final Rule on Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services Program State Plan Option (October 3, 2008)
Kerry/Grassley “Empowered at Home Act” (August 14, 2008)
Medicaid Moratoria Bill Passes 349-62 (April 24, 2008)
Fact Sheet on Rhode Island Proposed Superwaiver (April 22, 2008)
CBO Cost Estimate of House Medicaid Moratoria (H.R. 5613) (April 22, 2008)
House Panel Approves Moratoria Bill 46-0 (April 16, 2008)
March 26th CRS Report on Medicaid Financing (April 2, 2008)
ANCOR Issue Brief on CMS Regulations (March 14, 2008)ANCOR Chart on CMS Regulatory Actions (March 14, 2008)Dingell, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Place 1-year Moratorium on Seven CMS Regs (March 14, 2008)
Grassley and Roberts Letter on Rehab Interpretation (October 23, 2007)
NGA Asks HHS to Recalculate State FY 2007 Medicaid Drug Clawback (NGA, February 12, 2007)Economic Report of the President (February 12, 2007; pages 85-105 Health, Medicaid, Medicare)17 State Breakdown of Money Follows the Person Awards (January 2007)House Ways and Means Outlines Oversight Priorities (January 17, 2007)CMS Model State Profile for Assessing a State Long-Term Care System (January 9, 2007)Medicaid's High Cost Population (Kaiser, December 2006)Congress Passes Provider Tax Rate and Other Medicaid Amendments (ANCOR December 20, 2006) Provider Tax Provision in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006-H.R. 6111 (December 8, 2006) ANCOR Opposes CMS Regs to Restrict Provider Tax Rate and Rehab Option (December 5, 2006)NGA Letter to OMB on FY 08 President’s Budget (December 4, 2006)Kaiser: Medicaid's Long Term Care Beneficiaries Analysis of Spending Patterns (November 2006)
NASMD Letter to Appropriations On Clawback (October 5, 2006)HUD Letter to Medicaid Directors (October 5, 2006) HHS Partners With States On Long-Term Care Education Efforts (September 26, 2006) HHS Awards 2006 Systems Change Grants to Eight States (September 15, 2006) CMS Medicare/Medicaid Relationship Brochure (September 2006)President Bush Issues Executive Order on Transparency (August 22, 2006)CMS Announces Grants to States to Expand Care for Children with Mental Illness (August 22, 2006) Medicaid Directors Ask HHS to Withdraw Provider Tax & Rehab Proposed Regs (August 15, 2006) CMS 2007 PRTF Community Based Alternatives Grant Announcement (August 2006)Nuts and Bolts on DRA Medicaid Changes (Kaiser, August 2006)CMS Announce Money Follows the Person Demonstration (July 26, 2006)Medicaid and Long-Term Care Services Fact Sheet (Kaiser, July 2006) House Letter to HHS Secretary Opposing Regulatory Changes to Medicaid (July 26, 2006) 50 Senators Join in New Letter on Provider Tax Decrease (July 20, 2006) CMS Released Medicaid Integrity Plan (July 18, 2006)CMS Fact Sheet on Medicaid Spending Projections (July 11, 2006)CMS Reports Medicaid Spending Projections Down Again (July 11, 2006)Dennis Smith Testimony on the Future of Long Term Care and Medicaid (July 10, 2006)
Pew Center Special Report on Medicaid (February 16, 2006)House Passes Medicaid and Budget Provisions by a 216-214 Vote! (February 2, 2006)Kaiser Issue Brief on Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Implications for Medicaid (February 2006) Effective Dates of Key Medicaid Provisions in Reconciliation (Families, February, 2006) New CBO Estimates Show Harm to Millions Under Medicaid Budget Reconciliation (CBPP, January 29, 2006)Drafting Errors Leave Most Medicaid Adults No Cost-Sharing Protections (CCF, January 26, 2006)Current Law v. Reconciliation Regarding Cost-Sharing and Premium Standards (CCF, January 19, 2006) Childrens Health on Line with Budget Reconciliation (CCF, January 19, 2006)Section 6086 Home and Community Based Option Is a Set Back (January 12, 2006) Major Health Policy Problems in Budget Reconciliation Report (January 6, 2006) Vice President Casts Tie-Breaking Vote in Senate on Budget: House Must Re-Vote (December 21, 2005)Analysis of Worst Provisions of Budget Agreement (December 20, 2005)Side-by-Side Analysis of Medicaid Provisions (December 20, 2005)CBO Scoring of Medicaid Provisions in Budget Report (December 18, 2005)Senator Baucus Calls on Conferees to Reject House Medicaid Provisions (December 13, 2005)Baucus Motion Instructing Senate Conferees (December 13, 2005)Baucus Motion Instructing Senate Conferees (December 13, 2005)Representative Sweeney House Republican-Only Sign On Letter (December 13, 2005)HOUSE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL WOULD HARM PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (CBPP, December 8, 2005)Senate Medicaid Provisions Achieve Larger Savings Without Reducing Access to Care (CBPP, December 8, 2005)NGA Letter to Congress on Medicaid and Reconciliation (December 5, 2005)New CRS Report to Congress on Medicaid in Reconciliation (December 1, 2005)Analysis of Medicaid Final Reconcilaition Provisions (December 2005)Medicaid Benefits Provisions Harmful to Kids and Some People with Disabilities (December 2005)Kaiser Overview of House and Senate Medicaid Reconciliation (December 2005)Moderate Republican Senators Urge Frist to Hold Firm on Senate Medicaid Provisions (December 2005)NGA and State Auditors Newest Fiscal Survey of States (December 2005) High Costs to Beneficiaries on Medicaid Cost Sharing Provisions (December 2005)Medicaid Federal Match Rate for FY 2007 and SCHIP Enhanced Rate (Federal Register, November 30, 2005)Kaiser Webcast of Medicaid Directors Meeting (November 8-9, 2005)Call Your Representative Now to Oppose Budget Reconciliation Bill with Harmful Medicaid Cuts (November 9, 2005) Medicaid Directors Letter Opposing TCM in Budget Reconciliation (November 1, 2005)State-by-State Medicaid Fact Sheet (Kaiser, November 2005)Dual Eligibles Have Unmet Long-Term Care Needs (The Commonwealth Fund, October 2005)Why Medicaid Matters (Georgetown, September 28, 2005)NGA Letter for Katrina Medicaid Relief (September 13, 2005)
Kids, Medicaid and Quality of Care Webcast and Presentations (September 9, 2005)Senate Letter Urging Delay of Medicaid Reconciliation (September 6, 2005)NPR Radio Segment: Pros and Cons of Cutting Medicaid Now (September 6, 2005)Medicaid Commissions Issues Report Recommending $11 Billion in Medicaid Cuts (September 1, 2005)Medicaid Commission Adopts Recommendations to Cut $11 Billion in Medicaid (August 17, 2005)
Unfavorable Ruling in Sanchez v. Johnson (U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit; August 2, 2005)Kaiser: Medicaid and the 2003-2005 Budget Crisis-State Case Studies Grassley Statement Introducing S. 1602 and Reference to ANCOR Support (Congressional Record, July 29, 2005)Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 (S. 1602)S. 1602 Summary NGA Short-Run Recommendations for Medicaid Reform (July 29, 2005)Webcast: Kaiser & Commonwealth Medicare and Medicaid Turn 40 (July 26, 2005)Webcast: Cash and Couseling (July 29, 2005)Families USA Happy Birthday Medicaid Animated e-card and Alert
Importance of Medicaid and SCHIP in Reducing Uninsured Kids (CFF, Georgetown, July 28, 2005)CMS Announces Quality Improvement Roadmap (July 25, 2005)Medicaid Reconciliation Recommendations to Senate Finance from 105 National Groups (July 18, 2005)Medicaid Advisory Commission Appointed (HHS, July 8, 2005)States Still Face Fiscal Challenges Despite Strong Revenues (NGA and NASBO report, July 7, 2005)HCBS and Quality: The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) offers the cross-walk between CQL's new Quality Measures 2005 and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Framework for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). This cross-walk is intended to help align the CMS Quality Framework with valid and reliable strategies for gathering and reporting data and evidence. The CQL Cross-Walk clearly demonstrates how CQL's Quality Measures 2005 provide an integrated approach to quality management (July 1, 2005)
ANCOR Salutes Medicaid and Send Birthday Greetings (July 2005)ANCOR Issue Brief: Impact of Medicare Modernization Act on Dual Eligibles (July 2005)Ten Key Dates in Evolution of Medicaid (CCF, Georgetown U., July 2005)Side-by-Side Comparison of HCBS Waiver with New HCBS Option (CRS, July 2005)Oregon Study on Impact of Cost-Sharing, Etc. on Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries (Commonwealth, July 2005)Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Status and Trends Throuogh 2004; Chapter 4 (July 2005; Lakin, Prouty, et.al)ANCOR supports Bipartisan Bill Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 to help people with disabilities and reduce burden on Medicaid (June 30, 2005)Americans View Medicaid Positively (Kaiser Survey, June 29, 2005)Testimony on Future of Medicaid before Senate Special Aging Committee (Diane Rowland, KFF, June 28, 2005) GAO Report on States' Use of Medicaid Consultants (June 28, 2005)GAO Report on States' Efforts to Maximize Medicaid Federal Reimbursements (June 28, 2005)Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Releases Final Report: ANCOR participated along with 1,000 other nonprofit represents on a conference call today that described a series of recommedations regarding nonprofit accountability. The Nonprofit Sector Panel has recently released a comprehensive series of recommendations intended to strengthen the ability of the nation's 1.3 million charities and foundations. It recommends more than 120 actions to be taken by charitable organizations, by Congress, and by the Internal Revenue Service, which together would strengthen the sector's transparency, governance, and accountability. In October 2004 at the encouragement of the Senate Finance Committee, the Panel was asked to prepare recommendations for Congress to improve the oversight and governance of charitable organizations. To download a copy of the report or request a copy be sent to you . You can also sign up for future telephone briefings. Testimony on Future of Medicaid before Senate Special Aging Committee (Diane Rowland, KFF, June 28, 2005)"Medicaid Managed Care: Looking Forward, Looking Back" (National Academy for State Health Policy, June 2005)Medicaid: An Overview of Spending on "Mandatory" vs. "Optional" Populations and Services (KFF Issue Brief, June 2005)Medicaid Enrollment and Spending by "Mandatory" and "Optional" Eligibility and Benefit Categories (KFF Background Report, June 2005)National Academy for State Health Policy Medicaid Resource Center (June 2005)
CMS Medicaid Commission Charter (May 20, 2005) Senators Bingaman, Snow and Others Introduce Bipartisan FMAP Bill (S. 1007) to Address Formula Problem (Fact Sheet, May 11) Congressional Leaders Weigh in to Leavitt on Bipartisan Commission
Radio Replay: Medicaid Cuts: John Adams with NCSL & Cheryl Mathesis of AARP (NPR, May 10, 2005)Georgetown University Announces New Health Care Research and Policy Center, Will Address Federal and State Approaches to Medicaid (May 10, 2005)Web cast Replay: Making the Connection: Helping Health Care Providers Collaborate Via Health Information Networks, Includes Newt Gingrich (Alliance for Health Care Reform, May 9, 2005)Impact of $10 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by States, Disability, Elderly, Children (Families USA, May 9, 2005)NGA and NCSL Proposals for Medicaid Cuts (Kaiser, May 9, 2005)States in Action: A Quarterly Look at Innovations in Health Policy (The Commonwealth Fund, May 2005)ANCOR Testimony on Long Term Care and Medicaid Reform for House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (April 27, 2005)ANCOR Testimony on Long Term Care to House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health (April 19, 2005)Kaiser Health Cast--Medicaid Deal? (April 25, 2005)HHS Secretary Leavitt to State Legislaors on Medicaid, Medicare (April 25, 2005)
125 National Organizations Support Smitih-Bingaman (March 2005)CCD Sign On Letter to Senators Supporting Smith-Bingaman Amendment (March 15, 2005)Senator Coleman (R-MN) Joins in Smith Amendment (March 14, 2005)The Senate's Cuts in Medicaid and Schip Substantially Exceed Those the Administration Proposed (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 14, 2005)The House Budget Committee's Proposed Medicaid and Schip Cuts Are Larger Than Those the Administration Proposed (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 10, 2005)CQ health reporter Kate Shuler in Kaisernetwork audio cast on Congressional budget resolutions that would make cuts in Medicaid funding (March 10, 2005)Senator Smith to Offer Medicaid Amendment (Press Release, March 10, 2005)NGA Medicaid Reform Principles Policy (revised February, 2005)ANCOR Member-Only February 17th Audio Conference
Medicaid Supporting Documents
Budget Supporting Documents
Governors and States
Senator Max Baucus Statement on Medicaid at HHS Budget Hearing (February 16, 2005)Congressional Research Service: Medicaid and SCHIP: The President's FY 2006 Budget Proposals (February 15, 2005)Medicaid Bipartisan Commission Legislation Fact Sheet (February 10, 2005)HHS 2006 Budget in Brief (February, 2005)Key Foundation Resources on Health Care Issues in President's FY 2006 Budget Bipartisan Legislation Will Establish Commission on Medicaid Reform (February 10, 2005)Letter from Governor Vilsack (D-IA) to Iowa Congressional Delegation (February 7, 2005)NGA Statement on Medicaid in President's Proposed FY 2006 Budget (February 7, 2005)Families USA Response on Administration's Medicaid Proposals (February 7, 2005)NGA Analysis of President's Proposed FY 2006 Budget (February 7, 2005)HHS Secretary's Presentation - Powerpoint (February 4, 2005)CMS Preliminary Release on FY 2006 Budget (February 4, 2005)CMS Fact Sheet on President's FY 2006 Health Initiatives (February 4, 2005)CMS Fact Sheet on President's FY 2006 Medicaid Initiatives (February 4, 2005) CMS Fact Sheet on President's FY 2006 Health Care Costs (February 4, 2005) CMS Administrator McClellan Addresses Medicaid Reform (Kaiser Daily, February 3, 2005)Governor Criticizes HHS Secretary Plan To Curb Medicaid Spending (February 3, 2005)New HHS Secretary Leavitt Speech on Medicaid Reform (February 1, 2005)Powerpoint: Preparing for the Coming Medicaid Debate by Jeff Crowley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute (January, 2005)Updated "Medicaid at a Glance" fact sheet by Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January, 2005)Governors Letter to Congressional Leaders and President Bush Opposing Medicaid Cuts (December 22, 2004)Letter from All Senate Democrats to President Bush Opposing Medicaid Cuts (December 14, 2004)
