Loretto Hospital in Austin braces for impact from Medicaid cuts: 'May have to close these programs'

In Chicago's Austin neighborhood, Loretto Hospital is what's considered a safety net hospital. The staff fears cuts federal ...

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." ...

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 ...

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

Michigan lawmakers plan to save money in the state's Medicaid program by limiting the use of popular weight loss drugs to ...

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 ...

NY lawmakers claim Hochul is targeting them for ongoing probe into alleged $11B Medicaid program scandal

State Sens. Jim Skoufis (D-Orange) and Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) plan to send a letter Tuesday demanding Hochul’s ...

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, report says

The report found 55% of mental health professionals listed as in-network by Medicare Advantage plans were not providing such ...
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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 ...

Medicaid Is Preferred Here

The prevailing wisdom is that Medicaid is a losing proposition for health facilities, an insurance program so stingy that ...
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Wimauma family sells belongings following Medicaid denials in cancer battle

A Wimauma father battling advanced lung cancer was repeatedly denied Medicaid coverage for the type of chemotherapy his ...

Novo Nordisk Fights to Keep Medicaid Paying for Weight-Loss Drugs

Novo's lobbying efforts helped to convince 14 U.S. states to cover Wegovy for low-income patients under their Medicaid health ...
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Oklahoma Health Care Authority appoints Melissa Miller as state Medicaid director

Miller most recently served as the chief of policy and provider regulation at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and ...