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CMS Medicaid Work Requirements Final Rule: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Authored by Matt Salo, Salo Health Strategies The starting gun has gone off, and the race has now really begun. With Monday’s release of the Interim Final Rule on Work Requirements and Community…
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Why Are Medicaid Leaders Calling Community Engagement the Biggest Challenge Since Expansion?
Key takeaways for government agencies: States cannot afford to wait for final federal guidance before beginning readiness efforts. Legacy eligibility systems, manual workflows, and fragmented…
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Q&A: Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements and What States Need to Know
Top Takeaways for State Agencies: Community engagement requires monthly validation at scale. States need systems that can run continuously without creating bottlenecks or member friction. Fragmented…
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HR1 Work Requirements for Medicaid: Why an End-to-End, Automated Approach Is Critical for 2027
With CMS setting a go-live date of January 1, 2027 for HR1 Medicaid work requirements, states are entering a period of intense planning, coordination, and execution. While the policy objectives are…
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Designing Smarter RFPs for Medicaid Community Engagement: Lessons Learned and a Practical Guide for States
As states prepare for the reintroduction of Medicaid Community Engagement (CE) or “work requirements” under H.R. 1 / HB1, one thing is clear: how states design their RFPs will largely determine…
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How Many Adults Could Be Subject to Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements?
Introduction: Why Community Engagement Requirements Matter Now States are once again evaluating how to prepare for implementation of Medicaid Community Engagement (CE) requirements. While federal…
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