Medicaid copays, audits and more: GOP lawmakers seek to rein in costs, change behavior

A sweeping Republican bill aiming to reform Kentucky’s Medicaid program would impose copays on some patients, among other changes that advocates say would put up barriers to care. House Bill 2 was ...
QNS

Rep. Meng invites Deputy Mayor of Health to Washington to stand against attacks on health care

Rep. Grace Meng of Queens announced that she invited Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Helen Arteaga to accompany her to the State of the Union ...
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Running for reelection to HD 79 | Luke Muszkiewicz

Last week I filed for reelection to House District 79, and I am asking for your support. The work never stops, and we will ...

What Is Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibility?

If you're over 65, you qualify for Medicare, a federally funded program that also covers those under 65 with certain disabilities. Medicaid is a state-administered federal health insurance program ...
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New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard

Lori Kelley’s deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. This story also ran on CBS News. It can be republished for free. The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North ...
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How the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services became the shining light of Trump’s second term

Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives and co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Three Questions About Medicaid for New York Officials

Over 95 percent of New Yorkers have health insurance — one of the highest coverage rates in the country. That could soon change if lawmakers are unable to chart a new course for the state’s Medicaid ...
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With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
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Some Georgia children mistakenly listed as ‘inactive’ for Medicaid benefits after IT issue

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Some Georgia parents are in shock after learning their children were mistakenly listed as inactive for crucial benefits under a Medicaid program for kids with ...
Wall Street Journal

The Medicare Advantage Ambush

Health insurance stocks took a beating last week after the Trump Administration announced a near-freeze in government payments for Medicare Advantage plans. It’s an election year, politicians need ...
Newsweek

Two Republicans Just Voted to Divert Billions in ICE Funds to Medicaid

Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted with their Democratic colleagues on Friday to repeal billions of additional funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
KX News

HHS inviting public comment on renewal of Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on the renewal of a waiver for what are known as medically fragile children. These are children who require ...