The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Florida’s Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee County girl who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was struck by a truck after getting off a school bus in 2008. The case, which justices will hear Jan. 10, has drawn attention from officials across the country.
Galesburg Cottage Hospital has been given a termination notice from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. According to the notice, Medicare will no longer pay for patients admitted to Galesburg Cottage Hospital effective Monday.
It's New York's Medicaid for All program. The number of state residents who received government-funded Medicaid health insurance has skyrocketed to historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, new state data reveal. The soaring enrollment — spurred by job and income loss — exploded by nearly 1.5 million claimants statewide since the pandemic hit, the figures show.
On December 9, 2021, the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association – joined by other medical providers and facilities – filed suit (No. 21-3231) against the Departments in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Vermont's chief health care advocate will soon ask lawmakers to approve legislation that would forgive a larger percentage of the unpaid medical bills of low-income patients.
Up to 15 million people, including 6 million kids, are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once the public health emergency ends. State and federal officials are scrambling to prepare.