Medicaid Advisers Urge Enhanced Transparency, Care Coordination

Advisers to Congress on Medicaid policy recommended on Tuesday measures to enhance the transparency of the program’s financing and improve care coordination for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.

In its June report to Congress, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission also made recommendations to optimize state Medicaid agency contracts, analyzed enrollment trends in Medicare Savings Programs, and emphasized the need for better demographic data collection.

The report follows MACPAC’s annual March report, which focused on improving beneficiary stakeholder engagement, rectifying funding cuts to safety-net hospitals, and streamlining the appeals process for beneficiaries denied claims ...