Michelle MillsExplainer: Work requirements in MedicaidThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees these two programs, issued guidance today on…Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018
Michelle MillsI Read the 2018–2022 HHS Draft Strategic Plan, So You Don’t Have To: Unless You Really Want ToOctober 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Michelle MillsIncremental approaches to universal coverage: Understanding Medicare vs. Medicaid buy-inSeptember 2017Sep 28, 20173Sep 28, 20173
Michelle MillsOrphan Drugs: A sleeper issue in high healthcare costsIf you want to read something depressing, spend an afternoon going down the rabbit hole on orphan drugs. This is topic is kind of a sleeper…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Michelle MillsHow about these HHS priorities, Secretary Price?In August, I attended the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference where the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Chief Technology…Aug 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017
Michelle MillsTime is a flat circle: What can the ACA learn from Medicare Advantage?Who can remember the 1990s and early 2000s when healthcare history feels like it’s changing on a weekly basis? However, there are still…Jul 28, 2017Jul 28, 2017
Michelle MillsYou can’t mess with the social safety netYou have to be pretty damned rich to think you never have any possibility of ever needing Medicaid. You have to be so secure in your wealth…May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Michelle MillsMedicaid affects us allMy dad, a veteran and retired postal worker, collapsed on his living room floor in 2007 when he was 55 years old. He was on the floor for…May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Michelle MillsMaking sense of the American Health Care Act’s (AHCA) mandate for continuous coverageI read Aaron Carroll’s post this morning on how the AHCA’s requirement for continuous coverage doesn’t make sense to him. I agree. In order…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Michelle MillsYour healthcare premiums did not increase because of high CEO salaries. Please stop saying this.There is an image floating around social media sites that I’ve seen many times over the last six months, but more so after the Affordable…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016