The West Virginia Medicaid Fund Advisory Council last week unanimously approved a plan to ask CMS for permission to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists for the first time in eight years, the Charleston Gazette reports. According to the Gazette, the amount of the increases and which services will be covered is still being negotiated. [...]
West Virginia’s redesigned Medicaid program is restricting benefits for more than 90% of child beneficiaries because of insufficient efforts by the state to enroll children in an expanded plan, according to a report released Thursday, the Charleston Gazette reports. The Medicaid changes took effect two years ago with the creation of Mountain Health Choices. The [...]
Mountain State Justice — a public interest law firm based in Charleston, W.Va. — is planning to file a lawsuit against the state’s Medicaid office, alleging it has violated federal law by reducing benefits for children whose parents do not sign a “personal responsibility” statement that allows them to receive enhanced benefits, the Charleston Gazette [...]
A new pilot project in West Virginia will offer health coverage touninsured children who do not qualify for Medicaid or other governmentprograms, the AP/Charleston Daily Mailreports. Under the %26quot;Every Child Matters%26quot; program, families will pay $30per physician visit, and an %26quot;affordability fund%26quot; will cover a portionof the cost if a family cannot pay the entire [...]
