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Mar 21 2024
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Efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in Georgia shot down in state Senate committee
ATLANTA - A plan by state Senate Democrats and some Republicans to fully expand Medicaid coverage in Georgia was shot down Thursday by the narrowest margin - a tie vote in a Senate committee. Sen. David Lucas, D-Macon, working with Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, brought a proposal to expand Georgia's Medicaid program through a waiver the state would seek from the federal Centers for Medicare and
Athens Banner-HeraldMar 21 2024
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Medicaid pharmacy claims system is back online, but problems may linger for providers
Vermont’s Medicaid pharmacy claims system is back online following an unprecedented cyberattack on the company that runs it, according to the Department of Vermont Health Access. Medicaid pharmacy claims began flowing again on Monday after a Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Health, which operates Vermont’s Medicaid pharmacy claims system, the department announced in a Monday press release. The
VT DiggerFeb 28 2024
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State House passes Medicaid expansion bill
Mississippi is one step closer to expanding Medicaid.The State House passed HB 1725 Wednesday with a vote of 96-20. The vote now heads to the State Senate.The legislation is called Healthy Mississippi Works. It would create a plan that would allow Medicaid coverage for people described in the Federal Affordable Care Act.Coverage would include co-payments for non-emergency use of the emergency
ABC 16 WAPTFeb 27 2024
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Statewide vote on Medicaid work requirement is likely
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Democrat Rep. Erin Healy said a bill that would require South Dakotans to vote on a work requirement for Medicaid expansion says that “We tell South Dakotans they didn’t understand what they voted on.” Healy referred to the 2022 state vote on a ballot that approved Medicaid expansion. The bill under discussion in the House today was Senate Joint Resolution 501 which
KelolandMar 19 2024
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Proposed DE hospital levy could generate millions in federal funds for Medicaid
DELAWARE – Medicaid could be getting a major shot in the arm in the First State. The Protect Medicaid Act of 2024 would levy a 3.58% tax on the net patient revenues of Delaware’s acute-care and behavioral health hospitals. “That will then be matched with the federal funding,” said bill sponsor State Senator Sarah McBride. “The hospitals will then be made whole, so that none of the costs of
ABC 47 WMDTMar 14 2024
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Rocky Hill Home Care Agency Owner Bilked Medicaid: State
Saruka S. Prima, 33, of Rocky Hill, was charged Wednesday by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney. She was charged with first-degree larceny; health insurance fraud; and two counts of identity theft, according to authorities. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, between April 2019 and July 2023, Prima was the owner of 2 Sisters Inc
Patch.comMar 13 2024
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Mississippi allows automatic Medicaid coverage for pregnancy while applications are processed
A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of infant mortality.The "presumptive eligibility" legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will become law July 1. It says Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman's outpatient medical care for
Fox News (Online News)Mar 13 2024
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Virginia's Medicaid program pauses changes for parents acting as paid caregivers
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The program that oversees Virginia Medicaid paused new regulations from going into place on March 1, 2024. The decision impacts parents, otherwise referred to as Legally Responsible Individuals (LRIs), who, since the beginning of the pandemic, have been paid caretakers for their kids with severe developmental disabilities. I first told you about this in February as
WTKR 3Mar 19 2024
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Wisconsin announces over-the-counter birth control pill access for Medicaid patients
• Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin gained access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill on Tuesday. • This initiative enables recipients to obtain contraceptive medication without out-of-pocket costs or a doctor's prescription. • Opill will initially be accessible in select Medicaid-enrolled pharmacies, with a gradual expansion planned over the following weeks. Medicaid recipients in
Fox News (Online News)Mar 18 2024
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Fani Willis investigation blasted by Democratic state senator for distracting from expanding Medicaid
A Democratic Georgia state senator is complaining that Republicans’ investigations into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis are distracting from other issues such as expanding Medicaid. In an appearance on the Meidas Touch podcast, Georgia state Sen. Harold Jones argued that the lawmakers’ focus on Willis was a “waste of time” and risked jeopardizing an effort to expand access to
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