Medicaid, Texas
In Purging Millions, Texas Removes Eligible Children From Medicaid Coverage
With reductions in federal aid, Texas ended Medicaid coverage for more than 2 million residents, mostly children. State officials acknowledge some errors but people looking to get back on the rolls must now join a backlog of more than 200,
Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune, and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans.
Over 2 Million Texans Lose Medicaid Coverage as State Faces Backlash for Unwinding Debacle
Texas faces backlash for dropping over two million people, mostly children, from Medicaid coverage quickly post-pandemic.
Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care.
For three years during the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government gave Texas and other states billions of dollars in exchange for their promise not to exacerbate the public health crisis by kicking people off Medicaid. When that agreement ended last ...
Texas' Medicaid purge cut millions despite warnings, backlash
The decision to buck federal government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid.
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Biden administration axes proposal to mandate more drug price transparency in Medicaid
Biden administration officials have abandoned their own proposal to require drug companies to disclose the prices and ...
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New SC group pushes for Medicaid expansion, pointing to NC as example
If Cliff Arnold had health insurance to cover the cost of the procedure he needs to manage kidney issues, he would get back ...
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Medicaid and the 2024 Election ‘Clash of two different ideologies’
The Democrats have expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have proposed cuts in federal funding and work requirements.
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Rising spending. Falling enrollment. Nervous health providers. Why Colorado’s Medicaid program has the Capitol on edge.
There are signs that the transition from the federal public health emergency may leave some medical providers worse off than ...
Medicaid matters: A community summit on health care
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) could not be happier to announce our annual summit. Medicaid Matters: A ...
Many pregnant Medicaid patients miss ultrasound that detects birth defects
Pregnant women covered by Medicaid are less likely to get an ultrasound exam that can diagnose heart defects in a fetus, a ...
Maryland health department keeps Kaiser Permanente as Medicaid provider, averting widespread loss of coverage
Maryland’s health department has agreed to renew Kaiser Permanente’s contract as a Medicaid provider, averting widespread ...
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Medicaid matters: A community summit
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) could not be happier to announce our annual summit. Medicaid Matters: A ...
Berlin man charged in $40 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme
According to the indictment, King paid kickbacks and bribes to companies and people to get patients to agree to fraudulent ...