Financing Focus: More Than 6 Million Determined Eligible for Medicaid

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Financing Focus
National News
More Than 6 Million Determined Eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program; 3 Million Enroll in Marketplace Plans
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Proposes Exemptions to the Individual Mandate's Minimum Coverage Provision
IRS Employer Mandate Rule Provides Additional Transition Time for Certain Businesses
House and Senate Committee Leaders Reach Long-Term "Doc Fix" Compromise, but Funding Is Uncertain
CVS Pharmacy To End Tobacco Sales
State News
South Dakota Submits Waiver for Partial Medicaid Expansion; Utah Governor Supports Expansion
Kansas Unveils $10.5 Million Plan To Reopen Behavioral Health Facility as a Crisis Stabilization Center
Maryland Provides Retroactive Health Coverage to Individuals Affected by Technical Difficulties
New York: Health Insurers Reach Settlements Over Parity and Child Continuum Coverage
Wisconsin Implements Mental Health System Reforms and Provides $4 Million in New Funding
States in This Issue: Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

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