On March 14, 2014, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) recommended that Congress take steps to promote continuity in Medicaid coverage, such as by providing states with an option for 12-month continuous eligibility for adults and extending the current transitional medical assistance program. Among other things, the report also discusses at length the policy implications of Medicaid non-disproportionate share hospital supplemental payments, and calls for additional data collection related to these payments to promote transparency, support program integrity efforts, and facilitate assessments of Medicaid payment adequacy. In addition, the report includes a statistical supplement containing detailed Medicaid data.
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