Prior to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid eligibility was limited to specific low-income groups, such as the elderly, people with disabilities, children, pregnant women, and some parents. The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to…
Matt Bevin’s Kentucky Medicaid overhaul again rejected in court – Courier Journal
CLOSE Kentucky’s new Medicaid work requirement begins to roll out on July 1. So, what does it do? Rachel Aretakis/Louisville Courier Journal A federal judge in Washington has rejected for a second time Gov. Matt Bevin’s effort to overhaul Kentucky’s…
Blocking Medicaid Work Requirements Is Unwise – Forbes
In this Feb 28, 2019, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks in the Capitol building in Frankfort, Ky. The Trump administration is appealing recent rulings by a federal judge that blocked work requirements for some low-income people on Medicaid.…
A critical deadline on Montana’s Medicaid expansion – Politico
With help from Dan Goldberg, Sarah Owermohle and Renuka Rayasam. Editor’s Note: This edition of Pulse is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Health Care subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. To…
Uninsured Adults in States that Did Not Expand Who Would Become Eligible for Medicaid under Expansion – Kaiser Family Foundation
Prior to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid eligibility was limited to specific low-income groups, such as the elderly, people with disabilities, children, pregnant women, and some parents. The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to…
Lawmakers to vote on adding DACA, work visa immigrants to Medicaid rolls – Illinois News Network
The sponsor of legislation that would allow some immigrants in Illinois to enroll in Medicaid said lawmakers will vote on the matter later this spring. The bill would allow legal immigrants in Illinois via the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program…
Needle Exchanges Are Part Of HHS Sec. Alex Azar’s Push To End HIV In The US : Shots – Health News – NPR
Enlarge this image HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in “active negotiations and discussion” with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines…
Medicaid expansion fight delaying work on next Kansas budget – Star Tribune
TOPEKA, Kan. — A legislative fight over expanding Medicaid in Kansas is delaying approval of the state’s next annual budget as expansion supporters try to keep Republican opponents from blocking it for another year. Some top GOP lawmakers are conceding…
Montana Medicaid expansion bill moves to Senate floor – San Francisco Chronicle
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion program is moving to the Senate floor after a hearing Monday by the Senate Finance and Claims Committee. Committee members voted 10-9 to move the bill after discussing its…
Kansas Legislature might raise Medicaid rates for dentists – Kansas City Star
Could higher Medicaid dental rates be enough to lure Kansas dentists back? Kansas lawmakers are discussing increasing Medicaid dental reimbursement rates for the first time since 2001. By × Kansas lawmakers are discussing increasing Medicaid dental reimbursement rates for the…