Medicaid Reform

Medicaid is the federal government health insurance program for eligible individuals with low incomes. The program is jointly funded by the federal and state governments; each state individually runs its own Medicaid program and sets its own guidelines.

Learn more about ACP's recommendations and actions to support internists.

• Joint Comment Letter to CMS re: Strengthening the Medicare Shared Savings Program (20-September-18)
• ACP Comment Letter to Senate HELP and Finance Committees regarding the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (14-September-18)
• Sign-On Letter for Appropriate Use Criteria (07-September-18)
• ACP Comments on Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) (07-September-18)
• Letter to CMS regarding the Kentucky HEALTH 1115 Waiver (17-Aug-2018)
• Coalition Letter to CMS Requesting Second Application Opportunity for Performance Year 1 of BPCI Advanced (14-Jun-18)
• Group of Six Letter to Congressional Leaders Opposing Restrictions of Access to Qualified Providers (13-Mar-18)
• Letter to CMS regarding the Mississippi Department of Medicaid Waiver (22-Feb-18)
• ACP Policy Recommendations to Senate Finance Committee on Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Treatment (16-Feb-18)
• Letter to CMS regarding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Medicaid Waiver (5-Feb-18)
• Letter to CMS regarding the New Mexico Centennial Care Medicaid Waiver (30-Jan-18)
• Letter to CMS regarding the Kansas KanCare 2.0 1115 Medicaid Waiver (26-Jan-18)
• Comment Letter Regarding CMMI's New Direction Request for Information (20-Nov-17)
• Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders Supporting Extension of Safety Net Programs (5-Sep-17)
• Joint Letter to Majority Leader McConnell and Senator Hatch Opposing Changes to Medicaid Program Under AHCA (15-Jun-17)
• Joint Letter to President Trump on Health Reform Recommendations (28-Feb-17)
• Joint Letter to CMS on State Medicaid Cuts in Anticipation of the Final Equal Access Rule (13-May-16)
• ACP comment letter on Medicaid access to care final rule with comment period and request for information (4-Jan-16)
• ACP Comment Letter to CMS on Proposed Changes to Short Term Inpatient Stay Criteria and Review (6-Aug-15)
• ACP Comment Letter on CMS Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rule (27-Jul-15)
• ACP support letter to Sens. Brown and Murray for the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act, S. 737 (11-May-15)
• ACP support letter to Reps. Castor and Speier for the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act (11-May-15)
• ACP letter to congressional leaders on lame duck priorities for Medicaid pay parity and SGR repeal (20-Nov-14)
• ACP handout in support of the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act (S.2694/H.R.5723) (20-Nov-14)
• ACP letter of support for H.R. 5723, the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act (18-Nov-14)
• ACP national report on the impact of Medicaid payment parity for primary care services (22-Sep-14)
• Letter of support for S. 2694, the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act, from internal medicine and related subspecialties (15-Sep-14)
• ACP letter in support of Medicaid Primary Care Pay Parity legislation, the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act (30-Jul-14)
• Joint Letter from Group of 4 on Medicaid Pay Parity Draft Legislation (25-Jul-14)
• Coalition letter supporting extension of Medicaid pay parity for primary care services (10-Jun-14)
• Sign-on letter regarding sustaining federal primary-care payment policy in Medicaid (21-May-13)
• Coalition letter to Medicaid Committees in support of extending Medicaid Pay Parity (22-Nov-13)
• Joint letter to Medicaid Director Cindy Mann expressing continued support for Medicaid pay parity and requesting information on program status (7-May-13)
• Letter to HHS regarding the proposed rule on Medicaid essential health benefits, cost-sharing, and other issues (21-Feb-13)
• Letter to Sen. Hatch regarding his Medicare/Medicaid reform proposal (15-Feb-13)
• Joint letter to National Governors Association (NGA) and National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) on primary care payment increase (29-Jan-13)
• Joint letters to House and Senate leadership opposing elimination of Medicaid pay parity provision of the Affordable Care Act (5-Dec-12)
• Analysis of the "Medicaid Parity" Final Rule - ACP provides comments on the final rule which implements Medicaid payment for primary care services furnished by certain physicians, i.e. eligible physicians participating in a state Medicaide program or a Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) structured as an expansion of the state's Medicaid program. (07-Nov-12)
• Comment letter to CMS on Proposed Rule for Payment under Medicaid at Parity with Medicare Rates for Certain Primary Care Physicians and Services (11-Jun-12)

Policy

• Medicaid and Health Care Reform (April 2011)
  • Full Paper and Issue Brief

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