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CHA Lauds Health Spending in Newsom's "California Blueprint"Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association, called the additional COVID funding "essential to helping hospitals and...
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Left Behind: Medicaid Patients Say Rides to Doctors Don't Always ComeMedicaid patients and dvocacy groups across the country are upset about problems patients have getting transportation for medical appointments.
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South Dakota Voters to Decide Medicaid ExpansionState officials this week officially placed the issue on the ballot after validating thousands of petition signatures.
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Mattresses and Mold Removal: Medi-Cal to Offer Unconventional Treatments to Asthma PatientsIn January, California's Medicaid program will begin offering nontraditional services, such as ridding homes of roaches, replacing mattresses and installing...
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A Tale of Two Medicaid Expansions: Oklahoma Jumps In, While Missouri LagsThe experience of the newly eligible in those two states has differed dramatically.
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Missouri's Thin Dental Safety Net Stretched Amid Medicaid ExpansionThe reason so few Missouri dentists accept Medicaid is simple, according to Vicki Wilbers, executive director of the Missouri Dental...
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Uninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats' Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding LossNearly two-thirds of those in the Medicaid coverage gap live in one of three Republican-controlled states: Texas, Florida, and Georgia.
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OIG Says TennCare Owes Feds $400M, Maybe MoreThe Volunteer State is also being asked to provide the paperwork or refund another $370 million for improperly documented behavioral...
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Health Industry Wields Power in California's High-Stakes Battle to Lower Healthcare CostsLobbyist used their political clout and close ties with the governor to devise a friendlier alternative that doctors, hospitals and...
Covid-19
Community Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven't Been Paid.Clinics are owed tens of millions of dollars, at minimum, for shots they've given since the vaccines received emergency authorization.
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As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here's What's at Stake for MedicaidTwelve Republican-controlled states have yet to adopt the Medicaid expansion, leaving 2.2 million low-income adult residents uninsured.
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OIG: States Report Challenges with Tele-Behavioral Health ServicesThe hurdles to broadening tele-behavioral health services for Medicaid enrollees come as the nation "confronts the psychological and emotional impact...