Leaders of the insurers serving the Oregon Health Plan on Wednesday defended their hefty profits reaped from the government program during the pandemic, telling lawmakers the funds will help keep the low-income health insurance system stable for potentially lean times ahead.
As states prepared earlier this year to end a pandemic-era promise that everyone on Medicaid could keep their health coverage, the Biden administration sought to quell fears that millions of people would become newly uninsured.
Northern Dutchess Hospital has received the largest philanthropic gift ever – $3 million. The contribution, made by Gayle Bontecou, a resident of Clinton Corners, and Tequesta, Fla., is dedicated to the renovation and expansion of the hospital’s emergency department.
Record shortages of lifesaving chemotherapy drugs mean doctors across the U.S. are still having to ration medication, delay treatment or even cancel chemotherapy appointments for people with cancer.
Some of Michiana’s biggest health care providers, including Beacon Health System and South Bend Clinic, have recently stopped accepting new patients who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance.
It wasn’t clear exactly why Beacon and South Bend Clinic have made this decision. Officials with both health systems declined to be interviewed for this story.