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Kenosha County fake eye doctor sentenced
1+ week, 6+ day ago (72+ words) Lee Hagopian, exposed by FOX6 Investigators for posing as an eye doctor, was sentenced to nine months in jail on Monday, March 30, after pleading guilty to illegal optometry, hit-and-run and threatening an officer. Lee Hagopian, exposed by FOX6 Investigators for posing as…...
Md. GOP pushes $449 M Medicaid hike to include Ozempic, Wegovy amid budget woes
2+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) During a Senate floor debate, Hershey said this is necessary to drive down healthcare costs because Maryland could end up with a "healthier population." "This is on the lines of preventative care," Hershey said. "People with obesity are more prone…...
State policy will determine how many people lose Medicaid under work rules
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (337+ words) All 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act will see fewer people covered due to new federal work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks. But the percentage of recipients who lose coverage will vary greatly from state…...
Millions could lose Medicaid coverage due to new rules
2+ week, 3+ day ago (556+ words) H. R. 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, created new work requirements for Medicaid expansion coverage and requires that states check whether expansion enrollees are still eligible for Medicaid every six months. The extent of coverage losses will depend on state…...
CMS Sets A 2. 48% Medicare Advantage Payment Rate Increase For 2027
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (137+ words) CMS originally proposed a 0. 09% rate increase but bumped it up following industry pushback. Other Trump administration news is on Trump Rx, ARPA-H, the immigration crisis, and more. More health news from the Trump administration " Stat: A Star Scientist Showed That…...
Medicare Finalizes 2. 48% Rate Increase, Lifting Health Insurer Outlook
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (45+ words) CMS raises 2027 Medicare Advantage payments, reversing near-flat proposal and adding over $13 billion in expected insurer funding. Oops, something went wrong U. S. markets open in 6h 39m Medicare Finalizes 2. 48% Rate Increase, Lifting Health Insurer Outlook This article first appeared on Guru Focus....
Televero Behavioral Health Celebrates Medicaid Awareness Month With a Simple Message: Everyone Deserves Care
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (206+ words) As one in five Americans relies on Medicaid for health coverage, Televero reaffirms its commitment to accepting all insurance plans, including Medicaid "Access to behavioral health care shouldn't depend on what kind of insurance someone has," said Ray Wolf, CEO…...
US long-term care system "effectively penalizes aging" by requiring spend-down of assets, report asserts
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (336+ words) The report also notes the effects of private-equity and for-profit ownership in long-term care. Forden is a Ph D candidate in economics at The New School and a research fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. Nursing home…...
Senior living providers, staff, residents brace for new Medicaid eligibility limits
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (392+ words) Upcoming federal changes that will reduce Medicaid eligibility could result in some assisted living staff members and residents being declared ineligible and others having their determination decisions delayed due to a backlog of compliance-related work at the state level, Leading…...
Idaho bill could create the nation's strictest Medicaid work requirements
1+ week, 3+ day ago (42+ words) A bill sitting on Gov. Brad Little's desk could make Idaho's Medicaid expansion requirements the strictest in the country. A bill sitting on Gov. Brad Little's desk could make Idaho's Medicaid expansion requirements the strictest in the country....