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Lessons Learned From Medicaid Unwinding as States Tackle Eligibility Checks
Medicaid and CHIP enrollment surged from 71 million in February 2020 to 94 million by April 2023. However, with the pandemic ...
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Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 obesity drugs
Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover GLP-1 agonist drugs for obesity treatment, highlighting a significant gap in ...
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Medicaid could be targeted for spending cuts under Trump
Trump has promised to not touch Medicare or Social Security, and wants to increase the defense budget. That makes Medicaid a ...
Amendment F passes: Medicaid work requirements can now be enforced in South Dakota
Amendment F passed during the 2024 election in South Dakota, allowing the state to impose work requirements on those who ...
Is It OK to Put Our Assets in Trust to Qualify for Medicaid?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on an aging couple’s financial plans.
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Three facing charges of Medicaid fraud, elder abuse in separate Arkansas incidents
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said his office was involved in the arrest of three individuals in separate incidents ...
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MACPAC calls for greater transparency amid steep rise in Medicaid directed payments
Dramatic growth in an opaque Medicaid funding mechanism is exacerbating concerns about the program’s fiscal integrity — while ...
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How a Donald Trump presidency would change health care, from Medicaid to chronic disease
WASHINGTON — A second Trump presidency could mean significant changes to health care access and costs, even if former ...
SC governor names new cabinet member to over see state’s Medicaid agency
Henry McMaster named his choice as the next leader of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.Eunice Medina, 43, ...
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Medicaid spending on GLP-1s jumped more than 500% since 2019, per KFF
Only 13 states currently offer Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 drugs, but the number of prescriptions and overall spending has ...
Medicaid covers GLP-1 meds for obesity in just 13 states, analysis finds
Poorer folks' access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 ...
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Head of Mississippi Hospital Association speaks on another round of Medicaid expansion debate
Head of Mississippi Hospital Association speaks on another round of Medicaid expansion debate JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to bring up Medicaid expansion during the next ...