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Virginia JCHC adds two targeted Medicaid studies to 2025 work plan
Summary
The Joint Commission on Health Care voted to add targeted studies of a Medicaid food and nutrition benefit for pregnant/postpartum people and people with diabetes and of legislative oversight strategies for Medicaid spending to its 2025 work plan, citing staff capacity limits and federal uncertainty.
The Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) executive subcommittee voted Thursday to add two targeted studies to its 2025 work plan: an examination of a Medicaid "in lieu of services" food and nutrition benefit for pregnant and postpartum people and for people with diabetes, and a study of strategies for legislative oversight of Medicaid program spending.
The studies were approved by voice vote after members said those topics balance immediate policymaking needs with the commission’s limited staff capacity. "JCHC staff does not have the capacity to take on all these projects," said Sarah, a JCHC staff member, during the meeting. "With the current workload...we believe we can take on no more than 2 new projects. Any new project that you add to the work plan at this time will need to be narrowly scoped."
Why it matters: Members said both topics could…
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