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People tend to take their health for granted, until something catastrophic — like an unexpected illness or accident — comes along to change that. The lucky ones have access to health care through employers or spouses, and can focus on recovery without the added burden of steep medical bills. But then there are the not-so-lucky […]
A federal judge has ruled against Kentucky’s policy that would impose a work requirement on Medicaid recipients, temporarily halting the efforts to roll back the program’s expansion under Obamacare. When the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary approved Kentucky’s request, he had not considered the effect it would have on medical coverage, US District Judge […]
Large-scale medical hacks are horrible in themselves, but sometimes it’s the ease of the hacks that’s scary — and Florida knows this first-hand. The state’s Agency for Health Care Administration has warned that a phishing attack compromised data for as many as 30,000 Medicaid recipients. One of its staffers fell for a “malicious phishing email” […]
Jessey knows the difference Medicaid has made to her growing family. During her pregnancies, the New Mexican mother of three was able to afford checkups, prenatal specialists and breastfeeding pumps — without insurance, she likely couldn’t have paid her medical costs. “No, I would have probably went to las curanderas,” she says, before translating: “It’s […]
A US appeals court has ruled that the state of Arkansas has the right to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. In 2015, the state ended its contract with the abortion provider because of controversial undercover videos. In a 2-to-1 ruling Wednesday, an Eighth US Circuit Court of Appeals panel in St. Louis vacated a […]
Reuters The Trump administration’s 2018 budget proposal released Tuesday included massive cuts to Medicaid, the government-run health program that provides insurance primarily to pregnant women, single parents, people with disabilities, and seniors with low incomes. While the plan calls for cuts amounting to $ 627 billion over the next 10 years, it also proposes an even bigger change […]
Getty Images/Justin Sullivan WASHINGTON (AP) — A simple question — should adults who are able to work be required to do so to get taxpayer-provided health insurance? — could lead to major changes in the social safety net. The federal-state Medicaid program for low-income and disabled people covers more than 70 million U.S. residents — […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Nearly 1,600 fraudsters were caught stealing $ 1.9 billion from Medicaid in 2016, a government watchdog reported Monday. State-run Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) investigated and prosecuted the criminals defrauding Medicaid. The Department of Health and Human Development’s Inspector General (IG) – who reported the findings and often assists on cases – awards […]
Zach Gibson/AP Photo WASHINGTON — Dr. Roger Marshall was delivering babies in December. By January, he found himself across a breakfast table from Tom Price, offering emotional support to the Georgia congressman as he endured a contentious confirmation process to become the top health official in the new Trump administration. Marshall, a few months ago […]
