Work Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost? Posted onMay 2, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Work Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost? Republicans have long pushed to force working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid to show they are, in fact, working. Party members … Continue ReadingWork Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost?
Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by FallPosted onMay 2, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the nation’s only active Medicaid … Continue ReadingGovernment Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall
Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts LoomPosted onMay 2, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical … Continue ReadingCovered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.Posted onApril 30, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430. Carmen Aiken of Chicago made an appointment for an annual physical exam in July 2023, planning to get checked out … Continue ReadingThe Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, TooPosted onApril 28, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too For several years, Fred Neary had been seeing five doctors at the Baylor Scott & White Health system, whose 52 … Continue ReadingWhen Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too
Montana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off RegulationsPosted onApril 25, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Montana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off Regulations Hospitals have spent years amassing political influence at the federal and state levels. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, hospitals and … Continue ReadingMontana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off Regulations
What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF AccessPosted onApril 25, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California … Continue ReadingWhat ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access
Hospitals’ Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost OversightPosted onApril 23, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Hospitals’ Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight HELENA, Mont. — As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this year’s battle over whether to extend Medicaid expansion … Continue ReadingHospitals’ Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight
Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?Posted onApril 23, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut? SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low … Continue ReadingMedi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?
The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency WorkforcePosted onApril 22, 2025May 5, 2025 By AdminLeave a comment on The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like … Continue ReadingThe Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce