Great conversation with Dana Flannery, New Mexico’s Medicaid Director. Topics include: Justice-involved waiver, MCO transformation, and healthcare authority. Run time: 17 mins
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State Spotlight- Indiana: Interview with Cora Steinmetz
Great conversation with Cora Steinmetz, Indiana’s Medicaid Director. Topics include: their recent MLTSS launch, implementing new federal rules, and improving forecasting processes. Run time: 17 mins
State Spotlight- California: Interview with Tyler Sadwith
Great conversation with Tyler Sadwith where he and Clay talked in detail about California’s Medicaid transformation – CalAIM.
Run time: 22 mins
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Pharma Teams: Week of 8/19/2024 (Week 34)
- Majority of GLP-1 Prescriptions Paid by Commercial Insurance.
- Modest reaction to $7.5B Medicare drug price cuts
- CMS Unveils Final coverage Pathway guidance for breakthrough devices, but Industry Pushes for Legislative Fix.
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Solution Providers: Week of 8/19/2024 (Week 34)
- Washington launches electronic consent tool for sensitive health data
- Venture capital fuels maternal healthcare growth
- Georgia launches state-run health insurance exchange.
MedicaidConversations: Gui Woolston (Connecticut)
Great conversation! with Gui Woolston, Connecticut’s former Medicaid director. He and Clay covered 3 main topics: 1) implementing Test and Learn capabilities; 2) CT’s maternity bundle; and 3) value-based payments and HCBS. Run time: 27 mins.
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Pharma Teams: Week of 8/5/2024 (Week 32)
- CMS releases new Part D information for 2025 bids.
- Medicaid coverage as factor to increase clinical trial participant racial diversity
- FDA Digital Health advisory committee updates
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Solution Providers: Week of 8/5/2024 (Week 32)
- Missouri considers tech overhaul to deal with challenges.
- Gainwell overpayment errors lead to provider frustration in Vermont.
- Senate moves to renew $7B broadband access funding program.
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Solution Providers: Week of 7/29/2024 (Week 31)
- Headway gets $100M in latest funding round.
- Pennsylvania releases RFI for waiver management vendor.
- ABA connect acquires Houston provider.
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Pharma Teams: Week of 7/29/2024 (Week 31)
- Retro study looks at Hep-C market access approaches for Medicaid during initial rollout.
- CMS releases new guidance on Medicare drug program member outreach and co-pay rules.
- Pharmacies sue UnitedHealthcare over security failures.
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