Arizona officials misled public about scope of Medicaid fraud crisis – Arizona Daily Star
Hannah Bassett Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting In the 10 months since Arizona officials announced their investigation into massive Medicaid billing fraud, they have maintained that the abuse was largely confined to a small portion of Arizona’s health care cost containment system. In other words, it was a behavioral health provider who misused the department’s […]
Mississippi allows automatic Medicaid coverage for pregnancy while application processed
A new law in Mississippi would allow pregnant women early access to Medicaid in an effort to improve the health of mothers and children in the poor state, which has one of the worst infant mortality rates in the nation. The “presumptive eligibility” bill, signed by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday, is expected to […]
Republican Mississippi House advances Medicaid expansion proposal goes Senate
Mississippi’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of additional residents in one of the nation’s poorest states. This is a landmark shift after years of state leaders refusing to consider the policy. Passage of the bill was greeted with applause in the House after […]
New Medicaid ‘Playbook’ pulls directly from WEF and WHO
New Medicaid guidelines allow states to direct some of the funds toward new health initiatives, such as rent and utilities, and mirror the World Economic Forum’s “health equity” guidelines. An idea that took decades to develop. The Biden administration’s Medicaid guidelines were recently expanded to allow up to 3% of Medicaid spending to go toward […]
Doulas improve health outcomes for pregnant women with Medicaid: Report – The Hill
A new report from public policy organization Elevance Health finds that pregnant women who receive doula care have lower rates of C-sections and less postpartum depression and anxiety. Most women who received doula care were black or white and lived in urban or suburban areas. Amid the maternal health crisis, there is growing interest in […]
How NY’s $6 billion CDPAP Medicaid program has been abused, overused for years
New Yorkers with no medical experience will no longer be allowed to care for elderly or disabled relatives or friends under the $6 billion Medicaid program, which has been rife with fraud, abuse and abuse for years, officials said. The company is said to have the potential to earn more than $43,000 a year. The […]
Medicaid home care program marketed to NYers on TikTok as a ‘get rich quick’ scheme
The $6 billion Medicaid long-term care program is being touted to young New Yorkers as an easy way to stay home and receive “government payments,” leading some to wonder if taxpayer money is being wasted. There are growing concerns about In addition to ads on TV and on the subway, one viral video on TikTok […]
Medicaid can now cover rent, utilities, food, and more
The Biden administration’s Medicaid guidelines expanded the ability for states to use a portion of their budgets to provide rent assistance and utility payments to recipients. New guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that at least 3% of Medicaid spending can go toward experimental grants, as long as states add their […]
More than half a million patients lose coverage since Georgia Medicaid unwinding start, data shows – WSB Atlanta
ATLANTA — In the eight months since Georgia’s Medicaid redetermination process began, more than 500,000 patients have lost their health insurance if it’s through Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids. As of December, Condition data shows Just over 503,500 patients, or about 41% of those who attempted to renew or receive coverage through the program, were […]
Medicaid Unwinding: Some Alabamians set to lose healthcare coverage – WHNT News 19
ALABAMA (WHNT) — For the past few years, Medicaid recipients have been part of a continued enrollment period put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Alabama’s Medicaid benefits are currently in the process of being phased out, meaning some people will lose their coverage. “We know that some people don’t meet the criteria,” said […]