What A Medicare Home Care Benefit Could Look Like

The plan would shift much long-term care from Medicaid to Medicare. It would for anyone with a significant need for care but ...

States face another challenge with Medicaid work rules: staffing shortages

Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ...
KJZZ

GOP budget plan would revive Medicaid, SNAP restrictions. Hobbs already vetoed both

Republican state lawmakers advanced a budget plan on Tuesday that would revive proposals Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has ...

Nebraska says Medicaid work mandate is ready. Those affected aren’t so optimistic

On May 1, the state will become the first to require people on the government health program to fulfill a work requirement or ...
MinnPost

Yes, IT systems for delivering public benefits are outdated. But can the Legislature agree on a fix?

A few different ideas that are on the table would inject funding into post-green screen IT systems for counties.

From pregnancy to baby’s first year: How Medicaid supports parent and infant care

Aeroflow Breastpumps reports on Medicaid's crucial role in supporting pregnant and postpartum mothers and infants, ...

Missouri Senate pares back plan to add Medicaid work requirements to constitution

A proposal to write Medicaid work requirements into the Missouri Constitution has been stripped down in a Senate committee to ...

Couple defrauded La. Medicaid program by nearly $135K, officials say

Authorities said they’ve arrested a couple accused of defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid program by nearly $135,000.

Medicaid expansion helped enrollees' long-term financial health, study finds

Twelve years ago this spring, the first Michiganders began getting their health care coverage from the Medicaid expansion ...
Health AffairsOpinion

Focusing On Medicaid-Enrolled Children Can Advance Whole-Family Health

Amid funding constraints, evidence-based, child-focused interventions to address clinical and social needs can be leveraged ...

Slidell couple accused of almost $135,000 Medicaid fraud

A Slidell couple has been arrested and accused of defrauding Louisiana's Medicaid program out of nearly $135,000.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Colorado lawmakers limit health care enrollment for immigrant children, but raise cap on dental benefits as budget talks conclude

After weeks of wrestling with how to rein in spending on a program providing health coverage to immigrants, Colorado ...