Virginia Medicaid

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The latest press releases from the Department of Medical Assistance Services

Governor Northam Announces More Than 300,000 Virginians Now Enrolled in Expanded Medicaid Program

ALEXANDRIA—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that more than 300,000 Virginia adults are enrolled in health coverage and receiving medical services since the Commonwealth expanded its Medicaid program. Governor Northam made the announcement at Neighborhood Health, a community health center serving more than 25,000 patients annually at 12 locations in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County.

Virginia Medicaid Announces Strategies to End Maternal and Infant Mortality Among Members

Richmond – The Virginia Medicaid agency announced a series of strategies Monday to end maternal and infant mortality among its members by 2025.

Virginia Medicaid Agency Increases Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today announced a significant policy change that will increase access to lifesaving treatment for Medicaid members with opioid addiction.

Virginia Medicaid Agency Financial Review Announcement

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today announced it has selected Milliman to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the agency’s forecasting and rate-setting processes over 60 days.

Virginia Medicaid Expansion Dashboard

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) this week launched a publicly accessible online dashboard providing up-to-date data on the number of Virginians with health coverage under Medicaid expansion.

Virginia Medicaid Agency Announces Financial Management Reforms

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today announced that it will seek a top-to-bottom review of the agency’s forecasting and rate-setting processes to be conducted by an independent organization with health care finance expertise. A firm will be selected in early 2019 and given 90 days to complete the review and provide recommendations.

Governor Northam Announces Medicaid Expansion Milestone

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced Friday that more than 200,000 Virginia adults are now enrolled and will have health coverage starting January 1. The achievement marks a major milestone in the Medicaid expansion initiative approved last summer

Governor Northam Announces More than 182,000 Enrolled

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that more than 182,000 Virginia adults are now enrolled in new health coverage that begins on January 1, 2019.

DMAS Partners with Caritas on Enrollment Events

RICHMOND – A group of volunteers from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) will assist clients at The Healing Place with applications for Medicaid health coverage from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The Healing Place, a program of CARITAS, is located at 700 Dinwiddie Avenue in Richmond.

Governor Northam Announces Virginia to Begin Accepting Applications

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that beginning on November 1, 2018, state agencies will accept applications from Virginia adults newly eligible for health coverage under Medicaid expansion.

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