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MLTSS Assn Summary of April MACPAC Sessions
Early April, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission (MACPAC) met for their public meeting. The meeting included presentations on...
Apr 29, 2022


MLTSS Assn Sends Letter Requesting CMS Extend ARPA Spending Deadline
The MLTSS Association sent a letter to CMCS Director Dan Tsai requesting that a formal extension of the March 31, 2024 deadline for...
Apr 29, 2022


Summary of CMS Access RFI Responses from Other Stakeholder Groups
In February, CMS released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting feedback on how to improve access to care in Medicaid and CHIP, to...
Apr 29, 2022


Medicaid Access RFI Response
On April 18, 2022, the MLTSS Association responded to the CMS Request for Information on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled...
Apr 20, 2022


Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule Comments
On March 7, 2022, the MLTSS Association submitted comments to CMS on the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical...
Mar 9, 2022


Network Adequacy Framework
The National MLTSS Health Plan Association offers a framework for states who have managed LTSS programs to assure that state HCBS systems...
Nov 29, 2021


Direct Contracting Letter to CMMI
On September 8, 2021 the National MLTSS Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the Association for Community Affiliated...
Sep 8, 2021


Indiana MLTSS RFI Response
The MLTSS Association has responded to an Indiana Family and Social Services Administration RFI to inform its plans to establish a new...
Aug 31, 2021


Medicaid Continuous Eligibility Letter
The MLTSS Association has joined other health plan associations to sign on to a letter to Congressional leadership advocating for the...
Aug 31, 2021


Investment in HCBS Infrastructure: Letter to Senators
On July 19, 2021, the MLTSS Association sent a letter to Senators Schumer, Sanders, and Warner, urging them to commit to investing the...
Jul 22, 2021


Policy Proposals to Advance Integrated Care
Today less than 10 percent of “full Duals” (beneficiaries who have full coverage in both Medicare and Medicaid) are enrolled in managed...
Jul 14, 2021


HCBS Access Act Letter
On April 26, 2021 the Association wrote a letter to Chairman Casey, Senator Brown, Senator Hassan, and Representative Dingell to commend...
Apr 26, 2021


Implementation of Section 9817 of ARPA Feedback
On April 8 the National MLTSS Association sent a letter to CMS to provide feedback and recommendations on the implementation of Section...
Apr 8, 2021


MLTSS Plan Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Data for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
On March 19, 2021 the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA), and the National MLTSS...
Mar 19, 2021


Proposals to Address COVID-19’s Impact on LTSS (Feb 2021)
On February 18, 2021, the National MLTSS Association sent a letter to Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi,...
Feb 18, 2021


Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery RFI Response
On December 28, 2020, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Dec 28, 2020


Policies to Support the LTSS System
On December 21, 2020 the National MLTSS Health Plan Association wrote a letter to President-Elect Biden to urge the incoming...
Dec 21, 2020


Value of MLTSS Health Plan Participation in CMMI DC Model
The DC model is focused on giving participants the ability to take increasing levels of risk for a patient population through flexible...
Nov 30, 2020


HCBS Quality Measures RFI Comment Letter
On November 18, 2020 America’s Health Insurance Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Medicaid Health Plans of America, and the...
Nov 18, 2020


COVID-19 Regulatory and Programmatic Flexibilities
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along with state and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 public health...
Oct 20, 2020
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