Texas agency to ask for $300 million to fix “significant neglect” in Medicaid enrollment system
In Texas, health advocates often find themselves playing defense to encourage leaders to preserve the state’s relatively ...
BCBS of Alabama proposes state insurance program using Medicaid expansion funds
The state’s dominant health insurer Wednesday pitched a health care plan to county commissioners that would use Medicaid ...
How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded ...
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‘Little evidence’ managed care would reduce CT Medicaid costs, report finds
Connecticut’s Medicaid program boasts lower costs and similar levels of access when compared to peer states, according to ...
Editor’s Notebook: In New Hampshire and the nation, a threat to Medicaid rises
A few weeks after his party’s dismal showing in the Nov. 5 general election, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of ...
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Texas Agency Asks for $300 Million to Address Medicaid Backlog
If legislators approve the request, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission would also get $100 million from ...
As rural America grows more diverse, language access is slow to take hold
Not providing some services in languages other than English is a violation of civil rights. It can also create public health ...
State agency to ask lawmakers for $300 million to fix 'significant neglect' in Texas’ Medicaid enrollment system
The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for ...
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Could Paying for Obesity Medications Offset Obesity Care Costs?
With the Biden administration pushing for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s, analysts disagree on whether it will ...
Federal judge halts Dreamers’ new access to ACA enrollment in 19 states
A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for ...
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AHCA seeks to nix lawsuit challenging oversight of Medicaid managed-care plans
The lawsuit centers on part of Florida’s Medicaid system that contracts with managed-care plans to provide what are known as ...
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Georgia lawmakers float caregiver exemption for Medicaid
Lawmakers are interested in exploring a change to Georgia's Pathways program that would allow caregiving to be considered approved work to meet the requirement.