Tag: comments to HHS
HIV Experts to Feds: Health care reform benefits need improvements
What benefits will people with HIV get under health reform? To help the federal government answer this question, two national coalitions of HIV and chronic disease policy experts recently weighed in on proposed regulations on December 26, 2012. In November 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed rules that would [...]
Medicaid: Rule proposes to increase state Medicaid payment rates to that of Medicare
Did you know physicians in Illinois today who provide services for patients under Medicaid are paid only 2/3 the amount they would if the same patient was covered by Medicare? This payment disparity makes it harder for Medicaid patients to see the provider of their choice and access primary care. The U.S. Centers for Medicare [...]
HIV Experts: Make Federally-Facilitated Exchanges Work for People with HIV
For many low-income people living with HIV, health insurance exchanges will allow access to select subsidized, private for the first time. Exchanges – kind of like Orbitz for health insurance – will allow individuals to shop for and enroll in more affordable, quality health plans. It’s imperative that outreach, application, enrollment, and benefits provisions be [...]
Take Action! Use these handy talking points to comment to HHS on Essential Health Benefits (Due 1/31)
(Brought to you by your friends at the HIV Health Care Access Working Group (HHCAWG), who developed these handy-dandy talking points to help you submit comments on the HHS Essential Health Benefits package comments.) EHB BULLETIN: WHAT IT MEANS On December 16, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an “Essential Health [...]
Medicaid & Essential Health Benefits: What is essential for people living with HIV?
Health and HIV advocacy groups are standing up for essential health benefits! With many health reforms scheduled to take effect January 2014, advocates are working to ensure that new regulations meet the needs of vulnerable populations, including people living with HIV and other chronic conditions. In February, the HIV Health Care Access Working Group (HHCAWG), [...]
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