Medical Billing Blog

Medicaid Enrollment Nears 7 Million

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Tue, Jul, 15, 2014 @ 07:07 AM

New enrollments in Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and other healthcare programs for the poor have reached 6.7 million people since the launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms last year, the administration said on Friday. CMS says about 26.4 million children were enrolled in CHIP or Medicaid overall, and 56 percent of all enrollees in the programs are children.

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Medicaid Enrollment Shows Continued Growth in April

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Thu, Jul, 10, 2014 @ 08:07 AM

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Medicaid Enrollment Report for April, 2014.  As of the end of April, 6 million more individuals were enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as compared to the period before the initial open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act started in October, 2013. That includes 1.1 million additional people enrolled in April as compared to March in the 48 states that reported data for both April and March.

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Proposed Fiscal Budget 2015 - A Healthcare Analysis

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Apr, 09, 2014 @ 07:04 AM

On Tuesday, March 4, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President’s budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. This budget is not a binding document and will likely result in no real action. The President’s budget is considered an indication of the President’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. It is important to understand the budget because certain provisions of it may be included in future proposals and legislation.

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