Alabama expectant moms shouldn’t have to wait for lifesaving prenatal care: op-ed
We have introduced a bipartisan bill to provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility, which would eliminate much of the lag time ...
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Bill an acknowledgement that Medicaid waitlists ‘just are not working’
A bill aimed at eliminating barriers to assisted living for older adults in Indiana is being welcomed by state senior living leaders, who say it’s an acknowledgement by state lawmakers that the ...
‘I’m exhausted’: Volusia County Cancer patient battles DCF for Medicaid benefits
Martinez said she repeatedly uploaded bills, but despite the MyAccess portal showing those records were uploaded, she was told again and again by DCF workers that they couldn’t see her documents.
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Lawmakers give early nod to proposals to make Medicaid enrollment easier for seniors, kids
Bills advance to make Medicaid enrollment easier for seniors, children and adults with disabilities. Opponents flag potential costs to taxpayers as cause for concern.
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New House panel’s chair lavishes rare praise upon a state agency IT project
Despite a federal lawsuit over Florida’s Medicaid unwinding following the COVID-19 public health emergency, the online system ...
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Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it
The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...
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Rural hospitals push to be spared from possible funding cuts
Rural hospitals are pushing for exemptions from potential changes to federal policy that may limit Medicaid or Medicare funding.
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Waitlists and attendant care: House lawmakers in Indiana move major Medicaid bills
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed several pieces of legislation that would curb some of the Medicaid savings measures ...
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid Provider Taxes
The AHA calls on Congress to reject changes to states’ use of provider taxes, which help fund their Medicaid programs.
UAMS study reveals mothers covered by Medicaid or living in rural areas are less likely to receive prenatal care
A new study from UAMS revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less ...
What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care
Gov. Ned Lamont eyed Medicaid reimbursement rates, a hospital tax restructuring and pharmaceutical costs in his biennial ...