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 Journal5h
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 ...
Health Affairs1d
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 ...
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 ...
The American Journal of Managed Care16h
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 ...
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 Supra19h
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 Business19h
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 ...
News Medical1d
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, ...
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 ...