Health Affairs

How States Are Preparing For Looming Medicaid Budget Cuts And Program Eligibility Changes

In anticipation of changes to Medicaid coming in 2027 and beyond, states are already exploring ways to tighten eligibility, ...

CMS extends application deadlines for Medicaid drug pricing model

April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday it has extended key application ...

House panel gives GLP-1 drug coverage for adults on Medicaid a thumbs down

A Senate-passed proposal to restore access to GLP-1 medications for weight loss for adults on the Medicaid program got a big thumbs down from a critical House committee Wednesday. Without debate, the ...
The Daily Signal

‘Click of Handcuffs’: Leaders Warn Blue States in Wake of Dr. Oz’s Medicaid Audit

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz announced this week the launch of a nationwide audit of Medicaid providers ahead ...

RFK Jr. draws backlash for ripping Medicaid programs that pay people to care for relatives

Advocates for disabled people and caregivers said they were insulted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allegations ...

Dr. Oz announces a 50-state audit of Medicaid program oversight

The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in ...