Access remains difficult in many of those states with some dentists refusing to treat Medicaid patients. Even those who want to expand their practice are finding themselves caught up in red tape. read more >
Authorities have accused Hyatt of failing to enter patients’ rooms at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, where he was medical director between 2018 and May 2022. read more >
Though a decline in Medicaid coverage was expected, health officials are raising concerns about the large numbers of people being dropped from the rolls for failing to return forms or follow procedures. read more >
In Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire and Oklahoma, about half or more of those whose eligibility cases were completed in April or May lost their Medicaid coverage. read more >
The company said it has over 400 staffers serving thousands of Medicaid members across the state, and expanding to the larger office will provide the infrastructure needed to continue its model of care. read more >
Under the proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would require as many as 10 drug makers every year to furnish the government with proprietary and non-proprietary information as evidence to support the price it charges states. read more >
Clouding this picture are insurer concerns about cost as well as questions about how much fertility coverage should be emphasized or mandated versus helping people find other ways to build families, such as adoption. read more >
On April 1, the Arkansas Department of Human Services began reassessing the eligibility of beneficiaries who throughout the pandemic were guaranteed a place in the federal-state health care insurance program for low-income residents. read more >
The shift in GOP support for postpartum Medicaid coverage is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access. read more >
As budget negotiations move ahead, expect the long history of GOP efforts to slash the popular entitlement programs for seniors to remain a politically powerful weapon the White House intends to wield. read more >
The government worked with nonprofit groups and invested in program specialists who helped to sign people up in low-income, immigrant, Black and Latino communities to enroll more people. read more >