Health centers and Medicaid exist to serve many of the same people – lower income, often lacking health insurance. More than 36% of health center revenues come from Medicaid. That’s because a similar percentage of health center patients — 5.4 million nationwide — qualify for Medicaid.
For those reasons, health centers depend on continued Medicaid payments to sustain the care of existing patient populations, and to expand services to meet growing demand. The following documents discuss the role that Medicaid plays in supporting Federally Qualified Health Centers:
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State-by-state data on Medicaid and SCHIP, including enrollment, eligibility, and spending- Increasing Premiums and Cost-Sharing in Medicaid and SCHIP
- Medicaid Beneficiaries Face Growing Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Kaiser report on state Medicaid cost-containment actions
Click Here for information on Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers
Click Here for information on Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) Implementation
| 03-25-2008 |
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NACHC Comments on DRA Medicaid Cost-Sharing and Premium Changes
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Comments submitted by NACHC to CMS in response to proposed rules on DRA-related Medicaid cost-sharing and premium alternatives for states. |
| 03-25-2008 |
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NACHC Comments on DRA Benchmark Plans Proposed Rule
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Comments submitted to CMS on the Deficit Reduction Act Proposed rule outlining Medicaid Benchmark plan options. |
MEDICAID AND FQHCS
| 12-01-2007 |
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NACHC comments on CMS proposed rule re: Intergovernmental Transfers
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| 12-01-2007 |
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Provider Reimbursement Reductions & FQHC/PPS Legislation
(365kb)
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ENROLLMENT, ELIGIBILITY, BENEFITS, COST-SHARING
| 12-01-2007 |
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Amount, Duration and Scope
(62kb)
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| 12-01-2007 |
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Cost-sharing regulations
(652kb)
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| 12-01-2007 |
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Families USA guide to presumptive eligibility
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| 12-01-2007 |
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Presumptive Eligibility: Regulations
(559kb)
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| 02-01-2007 |
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SCHIP Priorities Letter
(31kb)
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OUT-STATIONING
| 12-01-2007 |
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Regulations
(660kb)
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| 12-01-2007 |
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Summary of Compliance
(34kb)
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ARCHIVES
| 12-01-2005 |
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"State Medicaid Actions 2005" Health Policy Tracking Service Report
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| 05-01-2005 |
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Unkindest Cuts: The Impact of State Medicaid Reductions on Health Centers and Their Patients
(1351kb)
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