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Friday, March 31, marked an end to federally enhanced Medicaid coverage. When the pandemic began, the federal government allowed states to keep people on Medicaid once they were eligible. Over that time, the Oregon Health Plan grew to nearly 1.5 million people--that’s nearly one in three Oregonians. Starting April...

VIRGINIA, USA — Big changes to Virginia Medicaid (Cardinal Care) benefits are on the way. Friday marked the last day of continuous health coverage under the program. The rule, brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, blocked states from disenrolling Medicaid recipients. Since that is coming to an end, a renewal process that redetermines eligibility is now required.

Less than half of the hospitals in San Diego County, and less than a quarter of major hospitals nationwide, comply with federal laws designed to prevent patients from surprise medical bills, according to a report published last month by PatientsRightsAdvocate.Org. The group conducts a semi-annual analysis of 2,000 hospital websites...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government announced on Friday a lower than expected 1.1% average cut of 2024 reimbursement rates for health insurers that offer coverage through the Medicare Advantage program, boosting shares of the market's largest players. It improved the rates it would pay insurers after pushback from the...

After nearly three years, AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, will begin its re-determination process this Saturday. Now, AHCCCS is trying to connect with members who are at risk of losing coverage — and that could include some unhoused seniors. Dean Scheinert is the executive director of Justa Center, a...

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will review income eligibility for approximately 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan (OHP) and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) members starting April 1, 2023, after federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) protections for continuous eligibility will end. State health officials urge OHP members to review any notices they receive from OHA about their health benefits and respond promptly with any requested information.

Millions of Floridians stand to lose Medicaid after a provision that allowed for continuous enrollment in the program comes to an end Saturday. The provision was first launched in 2020 to help Americans who were losing their jobs retain health insurance during the beginning of the Public Health Emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will review income eligibility for approximately 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan (OHP) and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) members starting April 1, after federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) protections for continuous eligibility end. State health officials urge OHP members to review any notices they receive from OHA about their health benefits and respond promptly with any requested information. State administrators need updated information to determine whether...

DENVER – Denver Public Schools has been busy securing school resource officers (SROs) following recent violence at East High School. Many DPS families are looking for improvements in not only physical protection, but mental support as well.  The board directed Superintendent Alex Marrero to work with the city to offer and externally fund as many as two armed police officers.  The board also requested: "…as many as two additional mental health professionals (social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, and/or therapists) to include but not limited to talk, group, family, and/or art therapy at all high schools for the remainder of the 2022-23...

Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered her a small stipend to live on but no health coverage. She applied for Medicaid so she could be insured during the pregnancy. “It was...

The federal public health emergency during the pandemic put a pause on some requirements Hoosiers typically have to maintain to remain eligible for Medicaid. Some Medicaid programs, including traditional Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the Healthy Indiana Plan, temporarily suspended traditional rules that required updated paperwork and documentation to remain eligible for coverage.

A pandemic-era policy that prevented people from losing or having to re-enroll in Medicaid coverage is expiring on April 1st. Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program that provides coverage for low-income people. During the pandemic, lawmakers passed a rule that kept people automatically enrolled in the program, even if they no longer met the requirements for coverage.