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Expanding Access to Care Through CMS 1115...

PCG provides third party administration services, technical assistance, and implementation support in California, the first state in the nation to implement a reentry waiver to develop and test...
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Public Consulting Group Joins ASTHO Public-Private Advisory...

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has launched an Innovation Advisory Council (IAC), a multisector forum designed to drive collaboration between state and territorial health...
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Maximizing Impact: Implementing CMS 1115 Reentry Waivers

In the new white paper, “Maximizing Impact: Implementing CMS 1115 Reentry Waivers”, PCG’s Julia Kessler, Katie Thomas, and Shannon Weaver explore the transformative potential of CMS 1115 Reentry...
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Transforming Foster Care: Reducing Reliance on Congregate...

The recent brief, “Transforming Foster Care: Reducing Reliance on Congregate Care for Better Outcomes”, authored by PCG’s Jen MacBlane and Sarah Sparks, highlights the urgent need to reform...
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Insights into the Medicaid and CHIP Managed...

The long awaited Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Final Rule (Final Rule) was released in April and includes provisions that seek to...
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CMS Finalizes Exchange Guidance for 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its annual proposed guidance for Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in two separate releases in April – the Notice...
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Status Update: Medicaid 1115 Re-Entry Demonstration Waivers

In January 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved California’s Medicaid 1115 Re-Entry Demonstration Waiver, the first waiver of its kind to be approved by the agency. CMS...
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Congress and States Advance Efforts to Provide...

As we continue our Focus on Caregiving Series, we turn our focus to financial support for family caregivers. The Credit for Caring Act (H.R. 3321) aims to provide financial...
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CMS Releases Proposed Exchange Guidance for 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual proposed guidance for Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) this month – the Proposed Notice for Benefit and...
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