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Medicaid name changes confuse the public: What it means for your health insurance coverage
Advocates say many consumers might not be aware they are on Medicaid due to the program's frequent name changes.
Family caregivers worry over planned Medicaid cuts' impact
About 63 million Americans, or a quarter of adults over 18, take care of an older or disabled person at home, and many rely ...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by ...
What do Medicaid changes mean for the care of disabled people in Southern California?
Trump’s tax bill affects funding for in-home and community support services, disability rights advocates said, and programs ...
Will Cuts to Medicaid Hasten the Demise of Rural America?
Experts are warning that recent steep cuts to Medicaid will turn rural communities into ghost towns as hospitals shut down ...
Medicaid cuts, sexual abuse payouts, spell draconian cuts in next few LA County budgets
LA County faces deep cuts in the next two-plus years that mean furloughs, layoffs, cuts to parks, health services, maybe ...
How the new work requirements for Medicaid could impact some states
The state health official who led Michigan's efforts to build work requirements into Medicaid says other states will soon be learning some very lessons about what is involved and how much it costs.
US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is considering a five-year pilot program to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the ...
Iowa names new Medicaid director as federal work requirements, eligibility changes kick in
Lee Grossman, the former director of Wyoming's Medicaid program, will take over Iowa Medicaid in September as its new ...