Policy and Legislation
The optional benefit helps state Medicaid programs provide children with care management, care coordination and patient and family support.
The agency framed the request as part of the agency's push to advance health equity and expand care access.
The bill would seek to establish an electronic prior authorization process and provide transparency on approval and denial rates.
From broadened access to care to removing geographic and originating-site restrictions, the AMA wants flexibilities to be made permanent.
An estimated 284,000 parents are now eligible for 12 months of postpartum coverage through the extensions, the agency said.
Changes are sought before CMS releases the IPPS final rule.
More than 92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, survey shows.
Enrollment would increase by 4.8 million, but it would also increase federal deficits by $246.9 billion over a nine-year span.
Two pediatric cases were reported in the United States last week.
Grantees will provide enrollment and renewal assistance to children and their families, as well as expectant parents.