Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Medicare gets too little attention
CMS orders corrective action plan for AI vendor in Medicare prior authorization pilot
Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid
More insurers sue CMS over Medicare Advantage stars
Unauthorized ACA enrollment, plan change complaints up fourfold since 2023: GAO

Medicaid

Upsurge Of Suburban Poor Discover Health Care’s Nowhere Land

(By Elaine Korry for Kaiser Health News) The promise of cheaper housing brought Shari Castaneda to Palmdale, Calif., in northern

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Several states are asking President Donald Trump’s administration to grant waivers imposing lifetime

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) As the Trump administration moves to give states more flexibility in running Medicaid,

A class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington by 15 Kentucky Medicaid recipients, is challenging the U.S federal

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — It looked like the watchdog had found something big — in December 2017,

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) A brief, partial shutdown of the federal government ended Monday, as the Senate

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Five Illinois nursing home operators filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Thousands of poor adults in Kentucky will have to find jobs and pay

(By Emily Corwin for NPR) Recent scientific reviews have found substantial evidence that marijuana can be useful in easing at least some

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration early Thursday initiated a pivotal change in the Medicaid program,