CNBC: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Leading To Health Insurance Boom In Some States States such as California, New Jersey, Kentucky and Arkansas, which have expanded their Medicaid programs, have seen sharp decreases in their uninsured rates. States that didn’t expand Medicaid,…
Winners and losers in the state war over Obamacare Medicaid expansion
But in addition to presenting a barrier to health coverage, the lack of Medicaid expansion in some states has also been a barrier toward driving down the level of so-called “uncompensated care.” That care is health services provided by hospitals…
$42 Billion of Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Thwarted by ‘Big Data’ Analytics
Touting a breakthrough in combating rampant fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid health care systems, the Obama Administration on Wednesday told Congress that it had prevented $42 billion of improper payments to doctors and other medical providers in fiscal 2013…
Anchorage woman accused of defrauding Medicaid of $320336
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) A grand jury has accused an Anchorage woman of committing hundreds of thousands of dollars in Medicaid fraud. Mee Chong Collins, 70, was a Medicaid provider in Anchorage from March 1, 2011, to August 10, 2015. During that…
Report: Medicaid Enrollees Cost 49% More Than Previously Expected
AP BY: Ali Meyer Follow @DJAliMeyer July 22, 2016 10:13 am Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion enrollees cost 49 percent higher than what was projected one year ago, Forbes reported. According to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services,…
US|US Says Florida Network Defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of Over $1 Billion
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Uber-style rides for Medicaid patients in Idaho?
The afternoon of June 30, Jeremy Ricky was shutting down his Boise transportation company. As the 14 full-time drivers at Trinity Transport parked their vehicles for the last time, Ricky said a change in a state contract had slashed payments…
Planned Parenthood Fights Ariz. Medicaid Ban
PHOENIX (CN) — Planned Parenthood Arizona, doctors and women sued the state’s Medicaid director in Federal Court, claiming a pending state law will prevent Medicaid recipients from choosing the doctor of their choice. House Bill 2599, signed into law in May…
Editorial: Medicaid expansion: What’s best for Georgia?
The idea of expanding Medicaid in Georgia is an idea whose time has come, and it’s time for the state’s Republican leaders to seriously consider it. The option to expand Medicaid to adults up to 138 percent of the federal…
Expanded Medicaid Enrollment Reaches 250000
LOUISIANA The Louisiana Department of Health announces the landmark enrollment of 250,000 new adults into Healthy Louisiana, the state’s expanded Medicaid program. Enrollment began on June 1 and coverage started July 1. “250,000 families can sleep more soundly at night…