CMS administrator Seema Verma refused to discuss the findings in any detail or comment on any individual states that performed poorly or exceptionally.
A study by the Government Accountability Office released Thursday found some states don't complete evaluation reports for up to seven years after an experiment begins and often fail to answer vital questions to determine effectiveness.
With federal spending on Medicaid experiments soaring in recent years, a congressional watchdog said state and federal governments fail to adequately evaluate if the efforts improve care and save money.
Indiana became the second state to win approval to add a work requirement for adult Medicaid recipients, but a less-debated lockout provision in its new plan could lead to tens of thousands of enrollees losing coverage.
Indiana in 2015 implemented some of the most radical changes seen to the state-federal program that covers nearly 1 in 4 poor Americans. How well is it working?
The Trump administration initiated a pivotal change in the Medicaid program, announcing that the federal government will allow states to test work requirements as a condition for coverage.
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