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Mar 22 2024
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STATEHOUSE: House committee tables further conversation on Medicaid expansion
There was some movement in the Kansas House to work on a bill potentially expanding Medicaid access. That movement has now ended. On Thursday, the House Health and Human Services Committee voted along party lines to table further discussion on House Bill 2556, which would have added between 40,000 and 50,000 people to the state’s Medicaid system. The 12-5 vote came a day after testimony in
KVOEMar 14 2024
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Groups call for Medicaid expansion to prevent hospital closures
This week, an Alabama group is drawing attention to the need for Medicaid expansion. Currently, approximately 300,000 people are stuck in a health care coverage gap, earning too much for Medicaid but not enough for private insurance. Debbie Smith, Cover Alabama campaign director for Alabama Arise, said they are reaching out to legislators statewide and sharing information about the stakes
Public News ServiceMar 13 2024
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Mississippi Medicaid expansion is at a crossroads over work requirement
In Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, Republican lawmakers have loosened their decadelong resistance to expanding Medicaid and making health insurance available to roughly 200,000 of the state’s low-income residents. But some Republican leaders have said they will not approve a bill without a work requirement, a provision critics say could still leave the most vulnerable
NBC News (Online)Mar 21 2024
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Last-minute bill to expand Medicaid fails in Senate committee
A last-minute proposal to expand Medicaid in Georgia died in a Senate committee Thursday, effectively killing any progress on the topic for the 2024 legislative session, which ends next week. Why it matters: Georgia is one of 10 states that have not fully expanded the federal program. Doing so could provide more than 400,000 people with greater access to healthcare, according to KFF, a
AxiosApr 12 2024
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20 million people lost their Medicaid coverage in the last year. Here’s what happened to them
Justin Gibbs had finally gotten his high blood pressure under control with a combination of three medications. But after he had his Medicaid coverage terminated in December amid a nationwide eligibility review, he had to go without one medication for a week and a second for several days, sparking fears that the delicate balance would unravel. “I was concerned that my blood pressure would spike
CNN (Online News)Mar 12 2024
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Mississippi manufacturers voice support for Medicaid expansion plan
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association voiced support for the House Medicaid expansion plan, which would make Mississippi the 41st state to expand Medicaid to cover the working poor, in a social media post. The group cited new economic development projects this year as a reason to expand Medicaid coverage in the state with the lowest workforce participation rate. “In late Feb., Jason White
Mississippi Today NewsApr 01 2024
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North Carolina reports over 400,000 enrolled in Medicaid expansion program
Enrollment in North Carolina's new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has surpassed 400,000 in the expansion program's first four months, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday.The full health benefits coverage for some adults ages 19-64 who earn too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid began on Dec. 1, roughly two months after lawmakers completed their last step to implement a deal
Fox News (Online News)Apr 01 2024
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Medicaid expansion coverage enrollment in North Carolina now above 400,000
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has surpassed 400,000 in the expansion program’s first four months, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday. The full health benefits coverage for some adults ages 19-64 who earn too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid , roughly two months after lawmakers completed their last step to implement a
Associated PressFeb 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 WAPTApr 13 2024
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Settlement agreement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid
A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. The action is considerable, said Heidi Baskfield, an original organizer of the lawsuit and president and CEO of Speak
Colorado Springs Gazette