Medicare Advantage Pullback in 2026: Insurers Cut Plans Across 1,949 Counties
Insurance

Medicare Advantage Pullback in 2026: Insurers Cut Plans Across 1,949 Counties

Major health insurers are slashing Medicare Advantage offerings for 2026, leaving 1,949 US counties with fewer plans whi...

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CMS and States Launch $275 Million Nurse Recruitment Drive for Nursing Homes
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CMS and States Launch $275 Million Nurse Recruitment Drive for Nursing Homes

A new $275 million federal-state initiative offers up to $40,000 in student loan repayment and $10,000 stipends to nurse...

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Trump's New Medicaid Waiver Test Threatens Arkansas Coverage and Hospital Funding
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Trump's New Medicaid Waiver Test Threatens Arkansas Coverage and Hospital Funding

CMS is refusing to renew Arkansas's 13-year Medicaid waiver under new budget-neutrality rules, a shift that may reshape ...

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AHA Leaders Put Three Major Health Systems Behind HHS Hospital Food Pledge
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AHA Leaders Put Three Major Health Systems Behind HHS Hospital Food Pledge

HHS says Corewell Health, Houston Methodist and Sanford Health have joined its voluntary Make Hospital Food Healthier Pl...

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HHS Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Transgender Care for Minors
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HHS Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Transgender Care for Minors

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for puber...

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Trump Administration Medicaid Rules Will Deepen Coverage Losses, Think Tank Warns
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Trump Administration Medicaid Rules Will Deepen Coverage Losses, Think Tank Warns

New CMS policies on work requirements, payment caps, and provider taxes go far beyond last year’s reconciliation law, ri...

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