Special Medicaid Funds Help Most States, but Prompt Oversight Concerns

The Georgia state Department of Community Health is using an under-the-radar Medicaid funding mechanism called "directed payments," which is available only for states that hire health insurers to deliver services for Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) say federal health officials should do more to monitor directed payments and evaluate whether states meet the program's goals.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news