State efforts to rein in misconduct have triggered financial crises for legitimate providers, cutting services for seniors and people with disabilities.
The number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week.
The federal Rural Health Transformation Program will grant $50 billion to states to expand access to health care. Here’s where state applications stand.
Federal Medicaid cuts could shift millions in health-care expenses back to local governments.
Officials say that AI tools will assist, not replace, agency staff and will operate under the state’s Responsible AI Policy.
Walz says campaigning would distract from confronting one of the largest social services fraud scandals in state history
Applied behavior analysis has become one of Medicaid’s fastest-growing costs, prompting cuts that families say threaten progress.
The governor’s plan will require expansion beneficiaries to work 80 hours a month or be enrolled in school half time to retain coverage.
With more residents required to work to qualify for SNAP and funding shifting to states, Missouri’s system shows what may await programs across the country.
New work rules and other reforms could help break the cycle of dependency. But to implement them, states need to move beyond a patchwork of programs that don’t talk to each other. Federal policymakers could help.
Gov. Tim Walz halted payments and ordered an independent audit across 14 high-risk programs amid growing political pressure.
With some counties lacking a single dentist and Medicaid reimbursements covering less than half of costs, Alabama’s pediatric dental-care system depends on a few practitioners stretched to the breaking point.
But it doesn’t seem to be working, at least not yet. Pilot programs in Louisiana and Arizona reveal weak participation, limited functionality and risks of widespread coverage loss.
The new federal rules will stress-test our systems. It’s a chance to stop rewarding routine over improvement.
To balance budgets, states are trimming provider rates even before President Trump’s tax law strips $1 trillion in federal Medicaid support over 10 years.
Analysts report $11 billion in spending even as the state serves 31,000 fewer residents and patients struggle with long waits and access hurdles.
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