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Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he will reverse the state’s plans to increase reimbursement rates for health care providers who see Medicaid recipients to help address a roughly $750 million hole in the state budget caused by the Republican federal tax and spending bill.  That will save the state about $38 million by forgoing a planned 1.6% rate hike. That’s the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first handed over the personal data on millions of Medicaid enrollees in a handful of states in June. After an …

Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill  Politico ‘Big, Beautiful Bill 2.0’ Underway? House GOP Enthusiastic, Senate GOP Hesitant: Report  Benzinga GOP senators want nothing to do with Mike Johnson’s latest plan: report  rawstory.com GOP senators warn proposed Republican megabill might do more ‘damage’ than good  Irish Star House GOP Leadership Considering Second Megabill  Meridian Magazine Source link

Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images With the passage of the big Republican tax and spending bill, the federal government is poised to reduce support for Medicaid and the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these cuts could cause 10 million Americans to lose health insurance by 2034. Lawmakers have justified these cuts as …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to use her recent positive relationship with President Donald Trump to get some breaks for her state — on both tariffs and Medicaid changes. Whitmer met with Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where she laid out the negative impacts that tariffs would have on Michigan’s substantial auto …

Nebraska Republican booed over Medicaid cuts during town hall  The Hill ‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman’s town hall  CNN Mike Flood faces town hall questions on Epstein files, BLS chief  NBC News Hundreds pack Rep. Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln  KLKN-TV WATCH LIVE: Town Hall with Rep. Mike Flood in Nebraska’s 1st District  PBS Source link

US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports  Reuters Medicare, Medicaid plan to experiment with covering weight loss drugs  The Washington Post Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid  The Guardian Medicare, Medicaid to try coverage of GLP-1s for obesity, report says  Axios Trump’s Weight-Loss Experiment Could Aid Lilly, Novo. Cost Is Still a …

Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs  The Washington Post Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid  The Guardian US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports  Reuters Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Rises on Medicare Weight Loss Drug Coverage Plan  GuruFocus Lilly, Novo rally after report of Medicare weight loss coverage  TipRanks …

WASHINGTON (AP) — On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in what would become one of the crowning achievements of his domestic legacy. A year earlier, he did the same for food stamps, drawing on President John F. Kennedy’s …

Fearing Medicaid coverage loss, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link