| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Medicaid block grant proposal Thursday morning under the name "Healthy Adult Opportunity" (HAO).  | The HAO initiative allows states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to transition state Medicaid programs into a block grant program.
| | CMS Administrator Seema Verma: "This opportunity is designed to promote the program’s objectives while furthering its sustainability for current and future beneficiaries, and achieving better health outcomes by increasing the accountability for delivering results." |
The American Health Care Association and the American Hospital Association released a joint statement to "voice concerns" over HAO and urged CMS to withdraw the proposed rule." Read the full story... Related Coverage: | 
