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Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding
Trisha Byers left behind one crucial item when she moved to North Carolina last year to be closer to her family after suffering a brain injury: health insurance. In Massachusetts, Byers, 39, was enrolled in Medicaid, the government health program that covers low-income people. But she was ineligible in North Carolina, which had not yet
A Plan to Cut Montana’s Medicaid Waiting List Was Met With Bipartisan Cheers. Then a Veto.
Montana state Sen. Becky Beard thought she’d found a fix for a shortage of assisted living care options for Montanans who can’t afford to pay for it themselves — a shortage she became aware of while searching for a suitable place for her mother to live. Beard, a Republican from the rural town of Elliston
HHS offers Medicaid redetermination help amid coverage losses
Skip to main content The Health and Human Services Department announced new flexibilities for states to use during the Medicaid redeterminations process, as Secretary Xavier Becerra expressed concern at the number of enrollees removed from the program. The expanded flexibilities allow managed care plans to assist beneficiaries with enrollment, including with filling out some of
States turn to tech to ease Medicaid redeterminations
Skip to main content As states grapple with Medicaid redeterminations and high rates of disenrollments, states are teaming up with technology vendors to facilitate communications and outreach to affected enrollees. States paused Medicaid eligibility checks for more than two years in exchange for a federal funding boost during the COVID-19 public health emergency but have
Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People
Meeting Coverage > DDW — But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 6, 2023 CHICAGO -- Colorectal cancer screening rates at so-called Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in 2021 were higher in states that had accepted funding from the federal government to expand access to Medicaid
Special Medicaid Funds Help Most States, but Prompt Oversight Concerns
Emanuel Medical Center in rural Georgia racks up more than $350,000 a month in losses providing health care for low-income and uninsured patients. But a new state funding proposal could significantly reduce those deficits, not just for the 66-bed Swainsboro facility but for most rural hospitals in Georgia, according to state Medicaid officials. It’s not