Effective April 1, 2023, states have begun the redetermination process for Medicaid. Although each state has determined its own timeline for beginning this process, redeterminations must be complete by May 31, 2024. How will the Medicaid Redetermination Process work? States have four general options in terms of how they handle the redetermination process: Population-based: Under […]
Medicaid Redetermination Process Begins April 1st
As a result of the COVID pandemic and Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), Congress enacted legislation requiring states claiming an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (“FMAP”) to implement continuous enrollment. States claiming the temporary 6.2 percentage point increase in the FMAP have not been permitted to terminate enrollment for most individuals enrolled in Medicaid […]
National Wear Red Day
In honor of National Wear Red Day, Stotler Hayes Group took on wearing red to raise awareness about the importance of heart health and the impact of heart disease on women. For every employee who wore red today and sent in a photo, Stotler Hayes Group will make a donation to the American Heart Association. […]
CMS Announces End of Continuous Enrollment Provision Allowing States to Restart Annual Renewal/Redetermination of Medicaid Benefits Provision
As a result of the COVID pandemic and Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), Congress enacted legislation which required states claiming an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (“FMAP”), i.e., a temporary 6.2 percentage point increase, to implement continuous enrollment. In other words, as skilled nursing facilities likely all know, state Medicaid agencies were unable to […]
2023 COLA Increase to Social Security benefits: How to ensure minimum disruption in resident’s ongoing benefits
Social Security (SS) and Supplemental Security (SSI) benefits will increase in 2023 by an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increased SS benefits begin this month January 2023, while the increased payments to SSI beneficiaries began on December 30, 2022. In 2023, the average Social Security retiree’s monthly income will be $1,827, a $146 increase from […]
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