Business
Imposing work requirements on Medicaid recipients didn’t achieve anything the last time. So why are they being considered again by Trump’s GOP?
Politics
If approved, Mehmet Oz will head an agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million people. One expert calls Trump’s selection of the doctor and TV star â€madness.’
California
Only 15% of phone calls seeking psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients resulted in an appointment in Los Angeles, the lowest percentage out of four cities in a “secret shopper” audit, researchers found.
World & Nation
The federal government requires states to try to recover money from the assets of dead people who in their final years relied on Medicaid.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy.
Science & Medicine
Since last April, states have removed more than 16 million people from their Medicaid programs in a process known as the “unwinding,” according to KFF estimates compiled from state-level data.
Many of the poorest Americans would lack health insurance under a bill passed by House Republicans that would require people to work to have Medicaid.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bold push for Medicaid health plans to provide more housing support. He argues it’s cheaper to pay for rent than to allow homeless people to fall into crisis.
Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday.
California is weighing new continuous-enrollment policies for children up to age 5 who rely on Medicaid. They’d keep their coverage even if their household income changes.