Category: HEALTH INSURANCE

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? 

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 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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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