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 Engagement, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now has the important task of translating theoretical policy into real-world oversight and […]
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 clear, the operational realities are complex. CMS guidance explicitly encourages states to leverage existing data sources and automation first, working closely with vendor partners to build […]
Unveiling Account Transfer 2.0: The Future of Medicaid and Marketplace Integration
During the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference (MESC) 2024, being held from August 12-15 in Louisville, KY, representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discussed a new development in the healthcare exchange enrollment process —Account Transfer 2.0 (AT2.0). This new system will optimize the process of transferring Medicaid accounts between state programs and […]