Nursing homes will soon have to meet federal minimum staffing requirements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday.
Sep 1, 2023
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A Medicaid "glitch" is removing health care coverage for potentially millions of children, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
Aug 31, 2023
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The Biden administration wants to crack down on private arrangements among some hospitals to reimburse themselves for taxes that help fund coverage for low-income people. It contends the practice violates federal law.
Aug 21, 2023
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The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer's disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors most likely to suffer ...
Aug 14, 2023
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While there are highly effective treatments for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), only one in five Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with HCV started treatment, according to a retrospective study led by researchers at Weill Cornell ...
Aug 10, 2023
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From 2008-16 an estimated 1.98 million autistic adults—or 99%, of those who likely needed employment services—did not receive support through Medicaid or Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, a new study from Drexel ...
Aug 9, 2023
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In 2021, 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina moved from a fee-for-service Medicaid model to a managed care system known as N.C. Medicaid Managed Care. In this plan, the state pays a set amount per beneficiary ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems and not because they were not still eligible for the public health insurance program.
Aug 1, 2023
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A new study into the race and socio-demographics of newborns with symptoms of opioid withdrawal shows that it is disproportionately higher among white newborns whose mothers are Medicaid enrollees and have the lowest income, ...
Jul 31, 2023
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments changed rules and procedures related to Medicaid enrollment. These changes decreased many of the burdens eligible people face when signing up for programs and contributed to a 30% ...
Jul 27, 2023
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