A state-level court in Maine has forced Governor Paul LePage (R) and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to uphold a ballot initiative that implements Medicaid expansion under...
The Virginia General Assembly has passed Medicaid expansion as part of a two-year budget bill that could provide coverage to 400,000 newly eligible residents.
The action would make Virginia the 33rd...
The state of Maine has become the first state to expand Medicaid through a ballot vote that overrides Governor Paul R. LePage’s (ME-R) previous decisions to block the expansion, according to...
Providers are seeing a fairly even mix of Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured patients with fewer uninsured individuals than before the ACA, according to the AMA’s Physician Practice...
While the Affordable Care Act has helped to significantly reduce care and access disparities between socioeconomic groups, more work is needed to create true coverage equity, according to a new study...
20.5 million more individuals have gained health insurance coverage since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, according to a new report from the CDC and the National Center for...
Florida received CMS approval to operate a state capitated Medicaid program and a low-income pool (LIP) to improve care for uninsured individuals, the federal agency announced.
The state submitted a...
Medicaid critics have argued that enrollees are not receiving adequate care under the program, but recent consumer surveys indicate that beneficiaries are highly satisfied with their options....
A recent Harvard Chan School of Public Health analysis found that Medicaid beneficiaries are overwhelmingly satisfied with their coverage and access to providers. The nationwide survey of more...
A significant rollback of Medicaid coverage in Tennessee has led to a spike in late stage diagnosis for breast cancer, according to a new data analysis published in the American Cancer Society journal...
Although Texas refused federal funds in the 2014 ACA Medicaid expansion, it has recently submitted documents requesting its second Medicaid waiver extension for $6.2 billion.
Originally...
Medicaid enrollment rates are highest for adults and children in small town and rural areas, providing a “lifeline” for low-income beneficiaries, according to a new analysis by the...
Low-income adults taking advantage of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion experience more financial stability and better outcomes, according to a new study from the Harvard T. H. Chan...
The Nevada State Assembly has passed a bill which would open Medicaid enrollment to all of the state’s residents, regardless of income or health status. The Nevada Care Plan would...
Washington State has thus far been a success for the health insurance exchange marketplace. The state has seen robust payer participation, increased enrollment and a trend-bending eight percent...
Kentucky’s Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kentucky Medicaid has received an award from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicaid managed care plan.
The award...
To circumvent an obscure Medicaid requirement, seven more states applied to join California, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York to receive a Medicaid waiver to expand drug addiction...
Despite financial penalties designed to prompt consumers to keep their health insurance, current efforts to subsidize care for low-income individuals may not be enough to incentivize patients,...
The Oregon state legislature is considering a retraction of Medicaid expansion and benefits to address an anticipated $1.8 billion budget shortfall between 2017 and 2019. The move to cut back...
House Republicans are attempting to keep the American Health Care Act (AHCA) viable by adding a new amendment to the bill prior to Congress taking its spring recess.
GOP lawmakers submitted an...
