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Medicaid Expansion

Health Reform’s Implications for Behavioral Health Providers: Sept. 21 Webinar with SAMHSA

The National Council held a free webinar offered by SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring Disorders Integration & Innovation. Click Here to view the recording The passage of the [...]

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New Report Shows Medicaid Expansion will Result in Higher Coverage Levels, More Federal Funding for States

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has released the results of a state-by-state study of the impact of healthcare reform’s Medicaid expansion on [...]

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National Council Releases FAQs on Medicaid Expansion

As part of healthcare reform, states will be required to expand Medicaid to cover all individuals under 133% of poverty by 2014 or earlier. The [...]

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Fact Sheet Provides Information on Enrollment in Medicaid Expansion and State Exchanges

The National Council has issued a fact sheet for providers, consumers, and other stakeholders with information about the enrollment provisions of healthcare reform and the [...]

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CT, DC: District of Columbia & Connecticut Set to Begin Early Expansions of Medicaid

The District of Columbia and Connecticut have become the first two jurisdictions to file plans with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to begin [...]

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MN Governor Opts Not to Sign Medicaid Expansion Legislation; Restores Funding for General Assistance Medical Care

Legislation authorizing an early expansion of Medicaid under healthcare reform passed through both of Minnesota’s legislative chambers, but Governor Tim Pawlenty did not sign the [...]

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NV: State Begins Preparations for Medicaid Expansion

Nevada has allocated $279,119 for a planning commission to prepare for the 2014 expansion of Medicaid as required by the recently enacted Patient Protection and [...]

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Connecticut is First State to Implement Early Expansion of Medicaid

On June 22, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Connecticut’s state plan amendment to expand Medicaid to include thousands of newly [...]

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