Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Medicaid

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Health insurer Centene confident about improving costs next year

Centene Corp said on Friday it expects medical costs to improve next year as states catch up with reassessment of enrollments for its Medicaid plans that

Health insurer Centene confident about improving costs next year
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Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents

A growing number of states are offering dental care to low-income adults who once had to rely on charity or the emergency room to treat their tooth problems

Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents
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Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months
News

Planned Parenthood must face trial over Texas Medicaid fraud claims

Planned Parenthood must face a trial in a $1.8 billion lawsuit by Texas accusing the organization of defrauding the Republican-led state's Medicaid

Planned Parenthood must face trial over Texas Medicaid fraud claims
Business|Health

It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first

The time to shop for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s coverage marketplaces is back

It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first
News

Texas AG sues Pfizer over quality-control lapses in kids' ADHD drug

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Pfizer and its supplier Tris Pharma of providing children's ADHD medicine that it knew might be ineffective to the state's

Texas AG sues Pfizer over quality-control lapses in kids' ADHD drug
Health

Texas is suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8B over $10M in allegedly fraudulent services it rendered – a health care economist explains what's going on

This lawsuit is only the latest chapter in a battle between the state and the reproductive health care provider that heated up in 2011.

Texas is suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8B over $10M in allegedly fraudulent services it rendered – a health care economist explains what's going on
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Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach

Starting with the new year, Indiana will implement a universal reimbursement rate for a therapy commonly used by children with autism, at a rate significantly less than what healthcare providers received on average in the past

Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach
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There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

Long-held Republican opposition to broader health care coverage may be softening in Georgia and Mississippi

There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle
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Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Mississippi could start providing Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in a bid to improve health outcomes for moms and babies

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
News

South Carolina still cannot defund Planned Parenthood, US court rules

South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of

South Carolina still cannot defund Planned Parenthood, US court rules
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Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
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Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward

A Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars

Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
Health|News|Political

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
Health|News

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin are getting access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients
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California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients

California wants to pay doctors more money to convince them to see more Medicaid patients

California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients
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Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas

Republican lawmakers in Georgia and Kansas have shot down attempts by Democrats to expand Medicaid in their states

Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas
Business|Health

One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey shows

A new survey shows that almost a quarter of people who have been dropped from Medicaid during post-pandemic eligibility reviews are still uninsured

One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey shows
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Mississippi lawmakers haggle over possible Medicaid expansion as their legislative session nears end

Top Mississippi lawmakers have started negotiating on what could become a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of people in one of the poorest states in the U.S. But even with Republicans controlling both the state House and Senate, it’s far from clear that they will reach a compromise

Mississippi lawmakers haggle over possible Medicaid expansion as their legislative session nears end
Business|Health

US health insurer shares fall after UnitedHealth flags Medicaid medical use

Shares of U.S. health insurers fell on Wednesday after UnitedHealth Group's chief executive said the company was keeping an eye on medical services used by

US health insurer shares fall after UnitedHealth flags Medicaid medical use
Economy|Health|Political

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional Medicaid benefit for some disabled immigrants

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
Economy|Health|Political

With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors more money to treat Medicaid patients

With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more
Economy|Health

U.S. healthcare spending rises to $4.8 trillion in 2023, outpacing GDP

Healthcare spending in the U.S. is projected to have risen 7.5% in 2023 to $4.8 trillion, federal data showed on Wednesday, outpacing the projected annual

U.S. healthcare spending rises to $4.8 trillion in 2023, outpacing GDP
Economy|Health|Political

North Carolina's Medicaid expansion program has enrolled 500,000 people in just 7 months

More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state's Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched

North Carolina's Medicaid expansion program has enrolled 500,000 people in just 7 months
Economy|Health|Political

Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan to provide health insurance to 25,000 low income residents

Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

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