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G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money
States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds. If Republicans end the tactic, ...
Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme
The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million. But despite state and federal efforts, ...
Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, city officials and healthcare providers Friday outside Children’s National Hospital in Northwest ...
Conversations on Medicaid cuts to intensify in Congress. What’s that mean for NC?
With a key House committee set to meet, conversations surrounding potential Medicaid cuts will pick up. Rep. Richard Hudson ...
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Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall
In March, Arkansas asked the Trump administration to relaunch its Medicaid work requirement program. The federal public ...
House budget bill should preserve Medicaid's 'original purpose,' says Rep. Jeff Hurd
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work ...
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States reconsider Medicaid expansion 'trigger laws' as cuts loom
Nine Medicaid expansion states have "trigger laws" requiring them to pull out if federal funding diminishes. Congress is ...
Republicans eye ‘per capita caps’ in Medicaid savings search
House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing “per capita caps,” which would throttle ...
Medicaid expansion group sues state over new ballot initiative restrictions
Florida Decides HealthCare said in a press release that the new law is unconstitutional and “significantly undermines Florida ...
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Youngkin keeps bar high for weight loss drugs under Medicaid
Gov. Glenn Youngkin saved about $7 million in state funds and $40 million in federal funds by vetoing a lower body-mass index ...