The financial difficulties associated with state Medicaid programs are well-versed, and five states in particular have been dealing with Medicaid overhaul plans, new managed care strategies and other Medicaid issues.
In New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez's administration asked CMS to approve a revised plan for its Medicaid program, according to an NECN report. In February, the New Mexico Human Services Department proposed to reduce the number of Medicaid managed care plans from seven to a "smaller, more manageable number."
In Wisconsin, health insurer UnitedHealthcare said it will opt out of its contract with BadgerCare Plus, one of the state's Medicaid programs, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
In Kansas, managed care companies would take on the role of case managers for physically disabled and elderly Medicaid beneficiaries, assuming the state Medicaid overhaul plan receives CMS approval, according to a Kansas Health Institute News Service report.
In Indiana, CMS only granted the state a one-year extension through 2013 of its Healthy Indiana Plan — which covers 100,000 state residents ages 19 to 64 who work but don't have employer-sponsored insurance or qualify for Medicaid, according to a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette report.
In West Virginia, lawmakers found the state's Department of Health and Human Resources spent millions of dollars on a non-profit firm to monitor the performance of the state's three Medicaid managed care companies, but the firm did not alert the state on potentially concerning performance figures from the companies, according to a Human Resource Journal report.
In New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez's administration asked CMS to approve a revised plan for its Medicaid program, according to an NECN report. In February, the New Mexico Human Services Department proposed to reduce the number of Medicaid managed care plans from seven to a "smaller, more manageable number."
In Wisconsin, health insurer UnitedHealthcare said it will opt out of its contract with BadgerCare Plus, one of the state's Medicaid programs, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
In Kansas, managed care companies would take on the role of case managers for physically disabled and elderly Medicaid beneficiaries, assuming the state Medicaid overhaul plan receives CMS approval, according to a Kansas Health Institute News Service report.
In Indiana, CMS only granted the state a one-year extension through 2013 of its Healthy Indiana Plan — which covers 100,000 state residents ages 19 to 64 who work but don't have employer-sponsored insurance or qualify for Medicaid, according to a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette report.
In West Virginia, lawmakers found the state's Department of Health and Human Resources spent millions of dollars on a non-profit firm to monitor the performance of the state's three Medicaid managed care companies, but the firm did not alert the state on potentially concerning performance figures from the companies, according to a Human Resource Journal report.
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