Tag
medicaid
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Study documents the high cost of falling for older adults
Should health providers be doing more to screen for fall risk in older adults? New research seems to indicate that…
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Medicaid expansion may go to the ballot box in three states
Advocates in three conservative states – Utah, Idaho and Nebraska – are trying to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot…
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Focus shifts to states’ efforts in health policy
States are going to have unprecedented opportunities to shape health care policy during the next couple years, as President Trump’s…
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Health advocates, legislators wrestle with Medicaid work requirements
Three states – Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas – have now gotten permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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Verma participates in first of promised series of ’roundtables’ with reporters
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held her first on-the-record, in-person meeting with reporters…
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Report card may add perspective to reporting on your state’s oral health
Minnesota captured the top overall ranking in a recent state-by-state dental health report card compiled by a popular consumer website.…
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Blog post considers how we talk about the ‘deserving’ vs. ‘undeserving’ poor
Medicaid work requirements going into effect in at least a handful of states will only affect the “able-bodied.” But precisely…
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How Medicaid work rules could impact public health
The Trump administration opened the door to requiring work rules for recipients of Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for the…
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What’s being missed in coverage of Medicaid work requirements
The Trump administration in January gave a long-expected approval for states to proceed with work requirements for their Medicaid beneficiaries,…
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Keep an eye out for expanded Medicaid managed care in your state
More and more states are offering Medicaid managed care, with more than half of all Medicaid beneficiaries now receiving their…