800 Medicaid Providers Disenrolled To Tackle Suspected Fraud

The decision falls in line with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's aim to "empower state agencies to continue combating fraud." ...

Medicaid Is Preferred Here

The prevailing wisdom is that Medicaid is a losing proposition for health facilities, an insurance program so stingy that ...

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs fails to catch on

In a state where the obesity rate ranks among the highest in the country, many health providers were thrilled when ...

Federal program won’t make up for Medicaid funding loss to WV hospitals

West Virginia may receive at least $100 million a year from a five-year federal program aimed at “transforming the health care delivery ecosystem,” but that money won’t make up for the Medicaid ...

Medical billing firm Cedar launches Medicaid enrollment tool as cuts loom

The tool, which aims to help patients enroll in and maintain coverage, comes as healthcare braces for major cuts to the ...

My 85-year-old mom added me to her retirement accounts, hoping it would protect her Medicaid eligibility. Will it?

To qualify for Medicaid, Katie's mom would need to spend down those joint accounts before she can get coverage. If her ...
Health Affairs

Medicaid Cuts Threaten Pregnancy And Postpartum Coverage, Access To Care, And Health

This Forefront article details the proposed changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing, the anticipated outcomes for ...

Over 1M Texas kids lose Medicaid and CHIP in 2 years. Here's what US families can do amid post-pandemic purge

Texas removed over 1 million children from the state’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) over the ...
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Medicaid’s Matching Funding Is At Cross Purposes With Program’s Goals

Medicaid’s open-ended matching funding arrangements distribute a much larger amount of federal funding to wealthier states ...

My mother, 85, recently added my name to her pension and retirement accounts in the hopes it’ll safeguard her Medicaid eligibility — but will it?

To qualify for Medicaid, Katie's mom would need to spend down those joint accounts before she can get coverage. If her ...

Yes, Democrats are defending Medicaid for illegal immigrants

It's hard to know what is worse — that Democrats oppose commonsense reforms, or that they are willing to mislead the public ...

Michigan to limit Medicaid coverage for weight loss drugs to people with diabetes, morbid obesity

Michigan’s new bipartisan state budget will limit Medicaid coverage of a group of weight loss drugs whose use has exploded in ...