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MACPAC examines maternity services, primary care payment increase in June 2013 report to Congress

Washington, DC, June 14, 2013 — The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) today released its June 2013 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, containing new data and analysis of Medicaid coverage for maternity services, the Medicaid payment increase for primary care, access to care for persons with disabilities, and ways to improve program integrity ... [Read More]

MACPAC makes recommendations to narrow coverage gaps in March 2013 report to Congress

Washington, DC, March 15, 2013 — Today the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2013 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, offering policy recommendations on 12-month continuous eligibility and Transitional Medical Assistance, and providing new information on people who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. ... [Read More]

MACPAC releases June 2012 report to the Congress examining value and access in Medicaid

MACPAC makes two key recommendations in its March 2012 report: to improve care, control costs, and update quality measurement for the 9.1 million people under age 65 who qualify for Medicaid on the basis of a disability; and to improve federal and state Medicaid program integrity efforts. The report also contains new data and analysis ... [Read More]

MACPAC recommends improving health care for people with disabilities and Medicaid program integrity in March 2012 report to Congress

MACPAC’s March 2012 report to Congress presents data and analysis that advance several areas of high priority to the Congress, including Medicaid coverage of people with disabilities, access to care for children, Medicaid and CHIP financing, and program integrity. The Commission makes recommendations to advance innovative approaches to improving care, controlling costs, and updating quality ... [Read More]

MACPAC releases June 2011 report to Congress on the evolution of managed care in Medicaid

MACPAC examines managed care in Medicaid in its June 2011 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. The report includes information on the populations enrolled; Medicaid managed care plan arrangements; payment policy; access and quality; and program accountability, integrity, and data. The June report also contains MACStats—the Medicaid and CHIP program statistics supplement —which features national and state-level information ... [Read More]

MACPAC releases its first report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP

MACPAC’s inaugural report establishes the foundation for the Commission’s role as a source of independent, data-driven analysis to assess how Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) function today and how they can be improved in the near term and in the future. This report lays the groundwork for how MACPAC will advise ... [Read More]

GAO announces appointments to new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

WASHINGTON, DC, December 23, 2009 — Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), announced the appointment of 17 members to the new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). The official announcement was published in the Federal Register. ... [Read More]