Healthcare organizations — including a group of 48 nonprofit, nonpartisan patient associations — are expressing concern over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interim final rule requiring “80 hours per month of qualifying activities, such as employment, participation in certain work programs, or community service, or [enrollment] in educational programs at least half…
Patient Organizations: Medicaid Interim Final Rule Will Cause Massive Coverage Loss
Medicaid Interim Final Rule Spells Out Work Requirements, Exemptions
Interim rule provisions are effective July 31, 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new interim final rule will implement “a new statutory requirement for certain adults in Medicaid to meet an 80-hours-per-month work requirement — sometimes referred to as Medicaid community engagement — as a condition of eligibility.” In its June 1 announcement, CMS said states “must generally implement this…
Nebraska Prepares to Enact Medicaid Work Requirements on May 1
The state will become the first to launch the work policy signed into law last July.
On May 1, Nebraska will become the first state to begin enforcing the Medicaid work requirements in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025. Here’s what to know as the work requirement policy gets underway. — Nebraska is ahead of schedule. Jan. 1, 2027, is the official…
HHS: 2.8 Million Americans Enrolled in Duplicate Medicaid, CHIP, ACA Plans
The Department of Health & Human Services estimated that eliminating duplicate enrollments could save $14 billion per year.
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) said an analysis of 2024 enrollment data uncovered 2.8 million Americans who are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in more than one state, or who are enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP while also being enrolled in a subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plan.…
UCP Letter: ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Budget Bill’s Impact on Disability Community
United Cerebral Palsy CEO Armando Contreras said the organization anticipates home-and-community-based services to be threatened.
In a new letter about H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) said the organization remains “deeply concerned about the bill’s indirect consequences on the disability community and the providers that serve them.” The letter, signed by UCP’s President/CEO Armando…
Briefly: CMS to Increase Medicaid Oversight; New Whirlpool Dishwasher Features Accessible Rack Design
Featuring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Whirlpool, and United Spinal Association.
CMS Announces ‘Increased Oversight’ on Medicaid Use for People in US Illegally The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will more closely scrutinize Medicaid funding “to stop states from misusing federal Medicaid dollars to cover health care for individuals who are in the country illegally,” the agency said in a May 27 press release.…
United Spinal Reacts to Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Urges Stakeholders to Act
The Congressional Budget Office said the so-called “one big, beautiful bill” would cut $715 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years.
United Spinal Association is urging stakeholders to act swiftly to prevent sweeping Medicaid cuts that are part of the Trump administration’s so-called “one big, beautiful bill” that advanced out of the budget committee on Sunday night, May 18, according to a report from PBS. The association said in a May 16 bulletin that the bill…
Commentary: Dr. Oz Wants Prevention? He Should Embrace CRT
Complex Rehab Technology could be a cost-effective investment for the new CMS administrator.
After his first week as the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mehmet Oz, M.D., shared four goals that embody the “Make America Healthy Again” mandate of President Donald Trump. Here’s #4: “Shifting the paradigm for health care from a system that focuses on sick care to one that fosters…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz Spells Out Medicare, Medicaid Priorities
Oz has been tasked with fulfilling the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.
After his first week as the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mehmet Oz, M.D., has listed his priorities for the Department of Health & Human Services’ largest agency. In an April 10 press release, Oz referenced President Donald Trump’s mandate to “Make America Healthy Again.” “Great societies protect their…
HHS Starts ‘Transformation’ that will Reorganize CMS, Other Health-Care Agencies
Programs supporting seniors, people with disabilities will be integrated into other agencies.
With sweeping changes that include reorganizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has begun the “transformation” mandated by an executive order from President Donald Trump. On March 27, HHS announced that changes — which will involve the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the…