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Jul 18 2023
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500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April
Half a million Texans have lost their Medicaid coverage since April, mostly for procedural reasons like not responding to messages from the state.
Preliminary data, released Friday by the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, paints a grim picture of Texas’ early efforts to redetermine Medicaid eligibility for the first time since COVID-19 hit three years ago.
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The Texas Tribune
Jul 24 2023
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‘Like a prison’: Top Arkansas psychiatrist accused of keeping patients against their will in huge Medicaid scam
A leading Arkansas psychiatrist is being investigated for falsely holding potentially hundreds of people in a giant Medicaid scam — with video footage showing him touring hospital hallways without spending any time with patients. Dr. Brian Hyatt, 50, is under investigation by state and federal authorities — and facing lawsuits from at least 26 patients who say they were kept against their will
New York Post (News)
Mar 29 2023
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Iowa to reevaluate residents’ Medicaid eligibility
Iowans on Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic may no longer be eligible for relief as the federal government removes the continuous coverage requirement from the program. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Iowan Medicaid users may have their health benefits removed as program eligibility is going to be re-examined in April. The re-
The Daily Iowan
Jun 06 2023
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ND Issues Medicaid Renewal Plea After Thousands Disenrolled
North Dakota officials are urging people receiving health coverage through a key public program to stay on top of their renewal if they are still eligible. It follows the end of pandemic rules for Medicaid. At the start of the COVID crisis, Congress paved the way for states to keep people continuously enrolled in Medicaid. But with the public health emergency over, states such as North Dakota
Public News Service
Jun 30 2023
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Medicaid Expansion Begins Today In South Dakota, Overcoming Years Of Republican Roadblocks
South Dakota Saturday finally implements voters desire to extend Medicaid benefits to more than 40,000 low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act after years of intense Republican opposition and failed GOP efforts to derail expanded health coverage for the poor. The expansion, which takes effect, comes following a vote in November by a wide margin of South Dakotans to expand Medicaid
Forbes
Jun 20 2023
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Supreme Court tosses ruling in favor of Planned Parenthood in Medicaid funding case
The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a lower court decision that stopped South Carolina from terminating a Medicaid provider agreement with Planned Parenthood due to the organization providing abortion services. In an orders list released Tuesday morning, the nation's high court granted a writ of certiorari in the case of Kerr, Dir. SC Dept. of Health v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al
The Christian Post
Mar 03 2023
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North Carolina on track for Medicaid expansion
Republican leaders of North Carolina's state legislature on Thursday reached an agreement on how to expand the state's Medicaid program, after years of blocking the policy, Axios' Lucille Sherman writes. • Negotiations between the two chambers stalled last summer over what to include in a Medicaid expansion bill, in part because of the North Carolina Hospital Association's resistance to
Axios
Mar 02 2023
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Medicaid deal reached in North Carolina
Medicaid expansion is poised to become a reality in North Carolina after top GOP legislators announced a deal on legislation. But it’s not clear which state is next. North Carolina Senate President Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R) were scant on details when announcing the agreement, but said expansion will be tied to the 2023 budget. “This is a process that has taken quite some
The Hill
Apr 28 2023
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70% ineligible in start of New Hampshire Medicaid unwinding
CONCORD — New Hampshire is among a handful of states that began removing people from Medicaid this month, but its efforts to ensure a smooth transition began nearly three years ago. After barring states from kicking people off the program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is now requiring states to remove those who no longer qualify — either because their incomes are too
The Valley News
Apr 28 2023
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70% ineligible in start of New Hampshire Medicaid unwinding
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is among a handful of states that began removing people from Medicaid this month, but its efforts to ensure a smooth transition began nearly three years ago. After barring states from kicking people off the program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is now requiring states to remove those who no longer qualify - either because their incomes are
Washington Times