Health Care Thoughts: Another Major Event

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt

Health Care Thoughts: Another Major Event

On the 23rd the Obama administration will publish the administrative regulations for Medicaid expansion.

http://www.medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Downloads/REG-03-16-12.pdf

As reported by Modern Healthcare, eligibility will be simplified to an income test as a percentage of the federal poverty level. This may expand Medicaid by as many as 17 million recipients by 2016. There are a number of administrative issues addressed, many focused on simplifying and streamlining processing.