Expert says Medicaid, Medicare reform is critical and can save $2.1 trillion
Surging federal spending on health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, as well as Obamacare, prompted Paragon's plan to ...
Daily Journal3h
Niki Kelly: Lawmakers face herculean task with Medicaid
It’s clear that state lawmakers will address exploding Medicaid costs in the upcoming legislative session. It could mean ...
Many Pregnant Medicaid Patients Miss Prenatal Ultrasounds, Upping Risks Around Birth Defects
“The 20-week ultrasound is hugely important in detecting birth defects because it involves assessment of the baby’s major organs. All pregnant people must know that this test should not be missed,” ...
Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
The new findings, which also showed these doctors were more likely to take on Medicaid patients than white or Asian doctors, support previous studies that show minority doctors are more likely to ...
Health Affairs22h
Using Medicaid 1115 Reentry Waivers To Improve The Health Of People Leaving Incarceration
As these waivers take shape and promote further attention to the health issues wrought by incarceration, maximizing their ...
The American Journal of Managed Care14h
Efforts at Lowering Blood Pressure Affected by Medicaid Coverage
Patients who had a low utilization of care prior to receiving Medicaid were found to improve their blood pressure the most ...
STAT4d
Medicaid must prepare to cover twice-yearly HIV prevention injection
Twice-a-year-PReP will only fulfill its potential if Medicaid takes decisive action to ensure it is accessible to the ...
Study highlights the contribution of Black and Latino doctors in caring for Medicaid patients
Latino and Black family medicine doctors are significantly more likely to participate in the Medicaid program and care for ...
JD Supra17h
CMS issues Final Rule adopting some but not all proposed changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
On September 20, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule entitled: Misclassification of ...
Crain's Chicago Business17h
Expectant mothers on Medicaid get fewer ultrasounds, warnings for birth defects
The disparity between patients with public and private insurance may play into a further inequality of prenatal diagnoses of ...
Whistleblowers: Indiana Medicaid overpaid up to $700M amid lobbying, political pressure
Whistleblowers say alleged fraud included claims for services supposedly provided months ― sometimes even years ― after ...
Arkansas' governor says Medicaid extension for new moms isn't needed
Six weeks after an emergency cesarean section, with her newborn twins still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara went to a ...