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Mar 11 2017
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Trump's plan for Medicaid could hurt the opioid abusers he promised to help
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly and forcefully promised to expand access to drug treatment, strengthen prevention options and address the scourge of drug addiction after hearing about many Americans' struggle with opiate abuse.
CNN DigitalJun 08 2022
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Federal agency can expand access to birth control under Medicaid if Roe v. Wade is overturned
In her first year as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chiquita Brooks-Lasure has overseen the expansion of government health coverage to a record number of Americans under Medicare, Medicaid and private Affordable Care Act exchange plans.
Now, she wants to keep them insured.
“We cover over 150 million people as a result of all of the hard work of
CNBCJul 17 2024
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Developers in NJ encouraged to apply for affordable housing funding
TRANTON, NJ -- Developers in New Jersey are encouraged to apply for funding to provide affordable housing to some families in the state. The money is under the Healthy Homes partnership and will provide $95 million to produce the homes. The funding will be used on up to 200 low-rent housing units for NJ FamilyCare members who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or living in an institution.
WFMZ 69Jan 30 2020
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Trump to let states overhaul Medicaid for the poor, seeking to change Obamacare without legislation
The Trump administration released guidelines Thursday for letting states accept a limited amount of money to cover poor people in exchange for flexibility in spending the funds.
The program, commonly known as a "block grant," is an approach long favored by conservatives for limiting spending on Medicaid, which pays for healthcare for poor and vulnerable people. Democrats, however,
Washington ExaminerDec 29 2014
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Obamacare cuts Medicaid doctor pay 42 percent in 2015. Here's why.
Thousands of Medicaid doctors are bracing for a tough start to 2015: a 42 percent pay cut.
The Affordable Care Act temporarily boosted payment rates for primary care doctors who see Medicaid patients in 2013 and 2014. The idea was to make sure doctors kept participating in Medicaid — which typically has low reimbursement rates — even as the program expanded to cover millions more
VoxJul 16 2024
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UH to study Lahaina fires response, impact on residents
The government’s response to the 2023 Lahaina, Maui wildfire and its impact on Lahaina residents is the focus of a $3.8 million study by a team of University of Hawai’i at Mānoa researchers. The August 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in U.S. history, killed 102 people and displaced an estimated 14,000 residents in a community already struggling with healthcare provider shortages, with many
The Maui NewsJul 03 2024
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Corbin woman charged with federal health care fraud
LEXINGTON – U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV has announced criminal charges against two separate defendants — including a former Corbin pharmacist — in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, and to fraudulently prescribe controlled substances. Stephanie Collins, 57, of Corbin, Kentucky, was charged by information with health care fraud in connection with a scheme
The Times-Tribune (Kentucky)Jun 26 2024
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Houston dental clinic operator who orchestrated $6 million fraud scheme given prison sentence
A former dental clinic operator in Houston has been sentenced for orchestrating a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Texas, Rene Gaviola, 68, has been ordered to serve 120 months in federal prison as well as pay more than $5 million in restitution to Medicaid and over $3 million in personal money judgment
Click 2 Houston KPRCJul 02 2024
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Indiana FSSA's new waivers and PathWays for Aging program
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Monday that the Indiana PathWays for Aging, a program to improve the health of older populations, has launched for more than 123,000 Hoosiers. The PathWays program is a Medicaid-managed care program eligible for those 60 years or older. Designed to allow older Hoosiers to pick their own health plan that best fits their needs,
Indianapolis RecorderMar 15 2022
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Millions of vulnerable Americans likely to fall off Medicaid once the federal public health emergency ends
As many as 16 million low-income Americans, including millions of children, are destined to fall off Medicaid when the nation’s public health emergency ends, as states face a herculean mission to sort out who no longer belongs on rolls that have swollen to record levels during the pandemic.
The looming disruption is a little-noticed side effect of the coronavirus crisis, and it is
Washington Post