Following the efforts of the NJ Health Care Association and many of its providers and our clients, Governor Murphy signed SB 499 into law on August 23, 2019. Congratulations to all of our NJ clients and providers for a hard-fought won. We look forward to continuing working with you to improve the Medicaid eligibility system […]
Massachusetts Imposes Restrictions on Medicaid Appeals for Deceased Applicants
Late last week, MassHealth implemented significant changes to its regulations on filing and pursuing an appeal for a Medicaid applicant who has passed away. The changes, impacting both providers and applicant’s families, place a number of hurtles in the appeal process and pave the way for MassHealth to dismiss previously proper appeals. The Board of […]
SHG Submits Comment on CMS’s Patients Over Paperwork Initiative
In June, CMS published a Request for Information soliciting public comments on ideas for regulatory, policy, practice, and procedural changes to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for clinicians, providers, and patients pursuant to CMS’ Patients over Paperwork initiative. SHG worked with one of the nation’s largest long-term care providers to submit extensive comments addressing many administrative burdens placed […]
Alabama Increases Estate Recovery Efforts
Effective September 1, 2019, Alabama will require notice to be provided to the Alabama Medicaid Agency “AMA” in every decedent’s estate proceeding in Alabama under Alabama’s soon to be enacted ACT #2019-489. To properly provide notice to the AMA, a letter or form must be mailed by certified mail to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, Attn: […]
Filial Responsibility Laws and Long-Term Care
Known as “filial responsibility laws,” many states (more than half) have long-standing statutes in place that hold an adult child responsible for the financial support of an indigent parent. In most states, these statutes have been largely ignored, especially since the launch of the Medicaid and Medicare programs in the 1960s. However, as the senior […]
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