Blog Category: Medicaid

It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month

During October we observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and this year’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity: Then, Now and Next”. As...

October 24, 2023

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Lobbying on Capitol Hill for the I/DD Community

A recent trip to lobby Congress members on Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill was a first for me. Here’s a quick firsthand account of my...

October 19, 2023

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CMS Steps In On Disenrollments Due to Medicaid Redeterminations

Since April 1, 2023, over 3 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid coverage. It is not surprising that this number is large and...

July 26, 2023

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Don’t Spend Down To Save Benefits

We see the spend-down strategy happen again and again. As end of month approaches, providers inevitably find consumers with funds over their resource limit...

June 8, 2023

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Don’t Let Your Consumers’ Medicaid Fall Thru The Cracks

The original unwinding of Medicaid benefits coincided to end with the Public Health Emergency (PHE). However, in late December, the omnibus spending bill, the...

January 11, 2023

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Supplemental Security Income Recipients Likely To See Largest Increase In Decades

For 2023, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA will bring a predicted increase for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which are expected...

September 20, 2022

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Save Stimulus Money

There are two questions I/DD providers need to be asking right now about this topic: 1) Do our consumers have stimulus money? 2) What...

April 5, 2022

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Is Ending – What This Means For I/DD Providers and Consumers Receiving Medicaid

***10/13/22 UPDATE: The Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended. The new deadline is now 1/11/23.*** ***7/15/22 UPDATE: The Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended. ...

March 21, 2022

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