“Covid-19 Vaccination Costs to Strain State Medicaid Programs,” by Jacquie Lee and Christopher Brown,Bloomberg Law

Quote:

“The Families First Act prevents states from tightening eligibility rules or terminating members during the public health emergency. But policy makers looking to save money could still opt to reduce payments to health-care providers or cut optional Medicaid benefits.”

 

 

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

This policy, called “maintenance of effort,” is very counterproductive. To save money by cutting provider reimbursements, which are already too low, while maintaining huge eligibility loopholes for Medicaid long-term care eligibility is a major mistake. Thanks to Center corporate member LTCA for tipping us to this article.