AHCCCS Asks Permission to Implement Work Requirements & Five-Year Benefit Limit
AHCCCS just turned in their waiver request to the CMS asking permission to implement work reporting requirements and establish a five-year lifetime limit on Medicaid benefits for certain adults. The proposal aligns with Senate Bill 1092 (enacted in 2015) which requires AHCCCS to annually ask CMS permission to implement a work requirement & 5-year lifetime benefit cap for able bodied adults. See the Final Submitted Waiver Request As you might expect
House Budget Resolution Threatens Big Medicaid (AHCCCS) Cuts
Last Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-led budget resolution (216–214) setting the stage for large Medicaid cuts. While last week’s resolution doesn’t explicitly target Medicaid, it tells the House Energy & Commerce Committee to find $880B in cuts over the next decade—most of which will need to come from Medicaid because that’s basically the only place the Committee can find that level of cuts (Medicare and Social
A National Public Health Week Call to Action: Let’s Use a Public Health Approach to Address Gun Violence
In 1964 the Surgeon General released a report titled “Smoking and Health” concluding that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer. The report was a top news story, and led to laws requiring warnings on cigarette packages and bans on advertising. Since then, additional Surgeon General reports focused on secondhand smoke and new tobacco distribution systems, such as e-cigarettes, again resulting in changes to law. Although it took roughly
Kennedy Cans Everybody Who Calculates the Federal Poverty Limit: Is his Goal to Set the FPL Artificially Low Next Year to Kick People Off Safety Net Programs?
Eligibility for federal safety net programs like Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, and Kids Care requires that applicants establish that they financially qualify. In order to do the means-testing we need to be able to compare a family’s income to a benchmark to make sure they really need and qualify for a benefit like Medicaid, SNAP or WIC. That benchmark is called the ‘federal poverty level’ (FPL). For several decades, the federal
Arizona Justice Reinvestment Grant: Does Your Organization Want to Apply?
If your organization supports people affected by substance use or the justice system, you may qualify for a new grant opportunity known as the Arizona Justice Reinvestment Grant. As part of Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Act aka retail marijuana) Arizona funds organizations that help these communities and persons who were victims of overcharging for marijuana possession by county prosecutors. This grant is designed for organizations working on: Substance use
New Fiscal Analysis: The Economic Impact of Federal Medicaid Cuts in Arizona
Rounds Consulting and the Arizona Chamber Foundation published a new report last week analyzing and highlighting the economic impact in Arizona if the Congress and the President follow through with their threat to make states pay more of the share of Medicaid costs for the ‘childless adult’ population from 90% to 65%. ARIZONA POLICY BRIEF: Federal Medicaid Cuts & Arizona’s Economy Arizona is in a particularly vulnerable position as we’re