Jan 9, 2025 · The one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program funding – made available through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – will help Colorado plan and develop a model to expand …

It would address fluctuating demand in states for Medicaid by automatically connecting the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to state unemployment levels, so that additional federal aid would ebb and flow with a state’s economy.

Denver – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues introduced the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act as states face an economic downturn and Americans lose health care coverage due to job losses during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This legislation would respond to the increased need for health care ...

Mar 22, 2023 · Legal Action Center strongly supports Senator Bennet and Senator Wyden’s Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act to ensure non-discriminatory insurance coverage in Medicare Advantage and all Medicaid plans through application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

Cover Medicaid expansion at 100% for states that have not yet expanded and phase to a 90% match over five years. Support and prioritize innovative state plans, through Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, that address underserved rural areas, including state-level efforts to add a public option or to encourage greater private competition on ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program funding will help Colorado plan and develop a model to expand and improve community based behavioral health care.

Feb 5, 2019 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Michael Bennet of Colorado reintroduced their bipartisan bill to improve health outcomes and care coordination for children with complex medical conditions in Medicaid.

Mar 22, 2023 · Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Michael Bennet today introduced legislation that would expand access to mental and behavioral health care for Oregonians and all Americans on Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, …

Feb 27, 2023 · In the letter, the senators urge CMS to work with the states that have yet to adopt the children’s continuous eligibility state option for both Medicaid and CHIP to take up this option before Medicaid redeterminations commence to reduce potential churn and help keep kids enrolled in coverage.

Nov 18, 2022 · WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Representative Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced bicameral legislation with Representative Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO) to support the holistic health of patients …