Medicaid and Premium Pain Turn California's 22nd District Into a Healthcare Bellwether
Politics

Medicaid and Premium Pain Turn California's 22nd District Into a Healthcare Bellwether

Voters in the toss-up Central Valley seat see affordability as a defining test, with Valadao's Medicaid vote and Villega...

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California Community Midwives Face Medicaid Barriers That Limit Perinatal Care Access
Health

California Community Midwives Face Medicaid Barriers That Limit Perinatal Care Access

A University of California study identifies low reimbursement, costly liability insurance, and administrative complexity...

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Long-Term Care Costs Are Outpacing Inflation and Draining Family Finances
Personal Finance

Long-Term Care Costs Are Outpacing Inflation and Draining Family Finances

Nursing homes, assisted living and home care now routinely cost six figures over a lifetime, forcing families to leave j...

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Colorado's Hospital Squeeze: What H.R.1's Medicaid Cuts Mean for Patients and Rural Care
Health

Colorado's Hospital Squeeze: What H.R.1's Medicaid Cuts Mean for Patients and Rural Care

Federal Medicaid cuts are colliding with Colorado's already fragile hospital finances. Lower reimbursements, new work ru...

Noa Feldman 👁 45 💬 0
Trump's New Medicaid Waiver Test Threatens Arkansas Coverage and Hospital Funding
Health

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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GAO Report: Grocery Workers Rely Heavily on Medicaid and SNAP Despite Full-Time Hours
Retail

GAO Report: Grocery Workers Rely Heavily on Medicaid and SNAP Despite Full-Time Hours

New federal data show wholesale and retail trade has one of the highest concentrations of workers receiving Medicaid or ...

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

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...

Noa Feldman 👁 44 💬 0
Trump Administration Medicaid Rules Will Deepen Coverage Losses, Think Tank Warns
Politics

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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Court Fast-Tracks Challenge to Medicaid Work Rule’s Frailty Exemption
Health

Court Fast-Tracks Challenge to Medicaid Work Rule’s Frailty Exemption

A Massachusetts federal judge has expedited a lawsuit by 25 states over a Medicaid work requirement’s medical frailty cl...

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