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 ...
Britt’s IVF bill raises concerns over potential for Medicaid cuts in Alabama, other states
The IVF Protection Act would prohibit Medicaid aid to states that ban IVF, which currently no state is contemplating. But ...
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,” ...
Health Affairs23h
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 ...
Indiana Gazette1h
Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
“We must redouble our efforts to increase the number of Black and Latinos going into medical school, as well as develop ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lawmakers have a herculean task: reduce Medicaid growth while still helping Hoosiers
It’s clear that state lawmakers will address exploding Medicaid costs in the upcoming legislative session. It could mean ...
News Medical on MSN8h
Medicaid patients less likely to receive prenatal heart defect diagnoses
Patients insured by Medicaid are less likely to get prenatal diagnosis of heart defects than those with private insurance, ...
Becker's Hospital Review21h
Maryland to drop Kaiser as Medicaid administrator
Maryland will drop Kaiser Permanente as a Medicaid managed care organization in 2025.
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 ...