Medicaid

Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says

Politics
Amanda Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by leaders in the Republican-led Mississippi Legislature could struggle for bipartisan support because ...

Oviedo couple accused of using medical transport business to commit Medicaid fraud

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The owners of a Central Florida medical transportation company are facing allegations that they fraudulently billed the Medicaid program for more than ...

New York Has a Budget Trick to Try on the Federal Government

Politics
Amanda Smith

ALBANY, N.Y. — Facing increased Medicaid enrollment and a cash crunch across New York’s health care system, Democrats in Albany hope to ...

State updates Medicaid expansion numbers

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Apr. 3—TRIAD — State officials report that more than 400,000 North Carolinians have signed up for Medicaid health insurance coverage since the ...

Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ proposal that would cover fewer people

Politics
Amanda Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in ...

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies

Politics
Amanda Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health ...

A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand

Politics
Amanda Smith

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as ...

Ohio among the largest drops in children enrolled in Medicaid, feds say

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Dec. 28—Health and Human Services’ top executive is concerned with the number of children in Ohio that have been dropped from Medicaid ...

Does Putting Your Home in a Trust Protect It From Medicaid?

Business
Jessica Roberts

A woman stands outside the home that she transferred to an irrevocable trust to qualify for Medicaid. An individual can protect their ...

This Biden Proposal Could Finally End Hepatitis C

Health
Rachel Carter

Dying from hepatitis C is a notoriously miserable way to go. The virus attacks your liver ― in many cases, destroying its ...