What to do about $1.1 trillion in improper Medicaid payments
Eligibility errors and failures to properly assess eligibility prior to enrollment are the biggest sources of improper ...
The Hamilton Spectator15d
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
In Republican Rep. David Valadao ’s central California district, 6 out of 10 people use Medicaid to pay for doctor visits and emergency room trips. Report an error ...
KTBS16d
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
In Republican Rep. David Valadao ’s central California district, 6 out of 10 people use Medicaid to pay for doctor visits and emergency room trips. And one-third of the population is covered by ...
Chicago Tribune18d
Gov. JB Pritzker and top Illinois Democrats appeal to public in fight against potential Medicaid cuts
JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday made an impassioned plea for the public to help fight potential cuts to Medicaid and other programs by President Donald Trump and Republicans who ...
Independent Record19d
With Medicaid expansion looking likely to pass, proposal takes aim at making it 'work better'
It would direct the state health department to apply for permission from the federal government to provide Medicaid enrollees with continuous coverage for 12 months even if they experience short ...
FOX10 News19d
Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in holdout Alabama
The 10 non-expansion states are: Wyoming, Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. The uninsured rates in states without Medicaid expansion ...
Heartland21d
Research and Commentary: South Carolina Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion does not improve people’s health, and it takes resources away from those most in need of care. An analysis by the Texas Public Policy Foundation found Medicaid expansion produced ...
Winston-Salem Journal22d
NC House bill aims to prepare state for potential Medicaid expansion disruptions
A state House bill has been filed with the goal of preparing the legislature for potential Medicaid cost-cutting ... Supreme Court took up the Arkansas appeal, only to send it back to the lower ...
Citrus County Chronicle Online23d
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid; What’s Medicaid, again?
Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid – a program he now oversees. He said that Medicaid is fully funded by the federal government (it’s not) and that many enrollees are unsatisfied with ...
NBC DFW24d
Some House Republicans face tough budget test over Medicaid, SNAP benefits
18.3% of non-elderly adults in his district rely on Medicaid or means-tested coverage as their only form of health care. Guthrie’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment. But he ...
Independent Record25d
'The cake is baked': 11 Senate Republicans join Dems to push Medicaid expansion forward
At a Senate floor debate Thursday that sounded at times like a resigned last gasp for opponents of Medicaid expansion ... the state health department’s request is approved by the feds ...