CT mulls Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers
Last month, Roshaun Hoggard had stomach problems and such severe loss of appetite that he ended up in the emergency room for three days. The ER doctor diagnosed her with …
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Health care pushes to increase Medicaid spending in budget
New York’s health care sector, from unions to industry leaders, is making a concerted effort this month to increase Medicaid spending in the yet-to-be-completed state budget. They argue that the …
Arkansas psychiatrist detained patients against their will and fraudulently billed Medicaid to skew state data, investigators say
Arkansas State investigators believe Dr. Brian Hyatt committed Medicaid and Medicare fraud by holding psychiatric patients in a facility against their will.Alkir/Getty Images A prominent Arkansas psychiatrist is under state …
Special Medicaid funds help most states, but raise oversight concerns
It’s not Medicaid expansion. Instead, it’s murky federal funding that more than 35 states have used to boost payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid. But are states held …
Managing Medicaid Changes So People Don’t Lose Their Health Insurance
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner April 6, 2023 As changes to Medicaid intensify this month, it could push millions of people across the United States and hundreds of thousands in …