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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At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan's Medicaid expansion shows very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements.
Aug 25, 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 Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in a 19% annual increase in Medicaid-insured cancer patients participating in publicly funded clinical trials, according to researchers ...
Aug 17, 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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