A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status. Come January, Connecticut and New Jersey will join the nine states plus Washington, D.C., that already allow children without permanent legal status to enroll in either Medicaid, the public health plan for residents with lower incomes, or in its sister program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP.
An undetermined number of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas customers may lose access to Hendrick Health System doctors, hospitals and home health services Feb. 1 if a contract agreement between the hospital system and the insurance provider cannot be reached.
KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1's "Los Angeles Times Today" on Nov. 29 to discuss her reporting on California's pricey and ambitious experiment to transform Medi-Cal.
SAN ANTONIO – Federal investigators have indicted the CEO and owner of a San Antonio home health care company on nine counts related the theft of nearly $140,000 of employee health insurance premiums, court records obtained Friday by KSAT show.
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — United HealthCare members across Green Country are receiving letters from Hillcrest HealthCare, raising concern ahead of Wednesday’s open enrollment deadline. Members are taking to social media platforms to express their confusion regarding coverage.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Troy Young, 53, started working with his father on commercial steam pipes when he was around 14 years old. About seven years ago, Young said the doctor told him he had to stop working physically-challenging jobs.