acinthedc.bsky.social
Health policy wonk (Medicaid #1 priority), coffee drinker, news junkie & occasional do-gooder from So Cal. Fight on Trojans!
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News coverage of the shuttering of #Americorps NCCC, including a quote from the mayor of Vinton, IA home to one of the NCCC campuses apnews.com/article/amer... #AmeriCorpWorks
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News coverage on the #AmeriCorps cuts including a quote from the mayor of Vinton, IA home to one of the NCCC campuses apnews.com/article/amer... #AmeriCorpsWorks
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And finally a Gov't Accountability Office report on improper payments and fraud across the federal government www.gao.gov/products/gao...
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The CMS fact sheet clear states: "While fraud and abuse are one cause of improper payments, not all improper payments represent fraud or abuse. Improper payment estimates are not fraud rate estimates." #Medicaid
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I believe this is the most recent CMS fact sheet on improper payments in Medicare, #Medicaid and the Marketplace www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...
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The latest piece from @georgetownccf.bsky.social directly addresses some of the specious claims made about #Medicaid improper payment rates ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/03/13/m...
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Next up @georgetownccf.bsky.social has been writing about #Mediciad fraud & improper payments for years. See ccf.georgetown.edu/2019/11/20/m..., ccf.georgetown.edu/2022/01/26/t..., ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/10/t...
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For example: Medicaid expansion has expanded access to long-term services and supports (LTSS), which help people with daily activities like eating, bathing, and taking meds.
*20%* of enrollees under 65 who use institutional LTSS were eligible for Medicaid because of expansion.
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If you want to better understand the role of #Medicaid in supporting the health of military recruits, as well as active duty members and their families, read @georgetownccf.bsky.social's new piece: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/27/m...
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"TRICARE, the health ins program for members of the armed forces & their families, doesn't account for the unique h/c needs of children as extensively as Medicaid does & can leave families w/ out-of-pocket expenses. Annual checkups for older children are not always covered; nor is dental care."
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"Because the majority of recruits come from low- or moderate-income households, health coverage provided by Medicaid and its companion program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), is essential... Cuts to health care programs could worsen an already shallow recruiting pool."
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The House budget resolution gives the Energy and Commerce Committee a target for spending cuts of at least $880 billion over a decade.
Given what programs are in the committee's jurisdiction, basic arithmetic suggests the vast majority of the cuts will come from Medicaid.