COVID-19 Issues and Medicaid Policy Options for People Who Need Long-Term Services and Supports
(By Marybeth Musumeci and Priya Chidamabaram for Kaiser Family Foundation) While the COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, it may
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UnitedHealthcare to pay Ohio pharmacists as medical providers
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare plans to pay pharmacists in Ohio to deliver primary care to Medicaid
Read MoreUnitedHealth Group announces $2 billion in accelerated claim payments to providers
UnitedHealth Group announced it is taking steps immediately to accelerate payments and other financial support to health care providers in
Read MoreAs Economy Falters, Americans Have Options for Health Care Insurance
(Source -gop-waysandmeans.house.gov ) As Americans have to deal with an uncertain economic landscape, it’s important that they know they have
Read MoreMedicaid Nearing ‘Eye Of The Storm’ As Newly Unemployed Look For Coverage
(By Shefali Luthra, Phil Galewitz and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) As the coronavirus roils the economy and throws
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid are two different programs
Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? Although these health care programs sound the same they are two
Read More50 states ranked by Medicaid coverage
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Massachusetts is the state with the most Medicaid coverage this year, according to
Read MoreMallinckrodt sued, underpaid hundred of millions in Medicaid rebates, US says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Justice Department is suing Mallinckrodt, alleging the drugmaker knowingly underpaid Medicaid
Read MoreNonprofit hospitals haven’t increased charity spending under Medicaid expansion, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) In states that expanded Medicaid, nonprofit hospitals didn’t substantially change their charity care
Read MoreHealthy Adult Opportunity waiver
Medicaid is consuming an ever-larger share of spending at the federal and state level and squeezing out other public policy
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