Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On July 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel; Consumer Assistance Tools and Programs of an Exchange and Certified Application Counselors. This rule finalizes provisions in the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs), released on January 22, 2013, and April 5, 2013, related to various requirements for navigators and assisters; requirements for exchanges to have a certified application counselor program and the details of that program; and conflict of interest, training and certification, and meaningful access standards. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights key changes to the regulation since the issue of the proposed rule.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On July 5, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIPs): essential health benefits (EHBs) in alternative benefit plans, eligibility notices, fair hearings and appeals processes, and premiums and cost sharing; Exchanges: eligibility and enrollment. This rule finalizes many of the provisions of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) released on January 22, 2013. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights key changes to the regulation since the issue of the proposed rule.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On July 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on Exchange functions: eligibility for exemptions; miscellaneous minimum essential coverage provisions. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights key changes to the regulation since the issue of the proposed rule.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On June 19, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on program integrity: Exchange, SHOP, premium stabilization programs, and market standards. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights the items for comment.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform.
On February 24, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on the Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements under the Affordable Care Act. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights key changes to the regulation since the issuance of the proposed rule.
Policy Analyst Carl Mueller provided this overview of the key concepts of the Affordable Care Act, including basic information on Medicaid expansion and Exchanges, to CCBC students enrolled in a general health class.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On March 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released three sets of final rules: benefits and payment parameters for various programs, the multi-state plan program, and the risk corridor calculation and alternative methodology for calculating cost-sharing reductions. This document provides a high-level summary of these rules and highlights key changes to the regulation since the issue of the proposed rule.
This chart book provides an overview of the number of Marylanders using long-term services and supports in state fiscal years (FYs) 2008 through 2011, and the cost to Medicaid to finance these services. Medicaid programs and services addressed in this chart book include the Living at Home Waiver, the Medical Day Care Services Waiver, the Older Adults Waiver, Medical Assistance Personal Care Program, and nursing facility residents.
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, there has been consistent federal guidance employing and clarifying its provisions. Hilltop develops regulation summaries to assist state and local policymakers in their implementation of health reform. On January 14, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on various eligibility and administrative provisions for insurance affordability programs under the ACA. This document provides a high-level summary of this rule and highlights the items for comment.
The Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland Chart Book, Volume 2, The Autism Waiver is the second chart book in a series of two that explores service utilization and expenditures for Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports in Maryland. The first chart book in the series explores service utilization and expenditures for Maryland Medicaid’s Living at Home Waiver, Older Adults Waiver, and Medical Day Care Waiver, as well as Maryland State Plan personal care services and Medicaid nursing facility utilization and expenditures.
This chart book provides information about Maryland Medicaid participants who received services through the Autism Waiver in fiscal year (FY) 2008 through FY 2011.