NC Medicaid expansion hits over 450,000 enrollees in five months
Three-fourths of those eligible for Medicaid expansion have now gained coverage, according to the state.
Medicaid
Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries
New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.
Florida kicked their son off Medicaid in the 'unwinding' but not their daughter
Nearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a new survey. As states winnow the rolls, many families are caught in confusing red tape.
Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid
A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, which together serve some 40% of Americans.
High turnover among support services workers hurts NC families
The acute need for more direct support professionals is being felt by seniors, people with disabilities, and their families.
Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Pennsylvania high court revives a case challenging Medicaid limits for abortions
The court's 3-2 decision overturns a decision to dismiss the case and puts aside a 1985 state Supreme Court decision that upheld a law banning the use of state Medicaid dollars for abortion.
Two months in, Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina already bringing benefits to those enrolled
More than 300,000 people have enrolled in Medicaid since December with the program already being used for healthcare for many, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Cooper, Medicaid leader push insurance enrollment as North Carolina Medicaid expansion also grows
North Carolina is barely a month into the start of Medicaid expansion in the state and over 310,000 low-income adults have now enrolled in the government health care coverage, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday while hosting the nation's chief Medicaid regulator.
More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP
More than 1 million immigrants, most lacking permanent legal status, are covered by state health programs. Several states, including GOP-led Utah, will soon add or expand such coverage.