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'Thicket of red tape' for Medicaid in GOP bill sparks fears of coverage losses
Melannie Bachman, 39, of Charleston, South Carolina, is among the patients closely watching the sweeping Republican bill to ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
Indiana Medicaid Changes Could Leave Gary Residents Without Coverage
New state legislation in Indiana could significantly change how Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) are managed.
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Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Threaten Loss of Coverage for Millions
Proposed Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget proposal hold significant implications for health care access and coverage.
Millions Would Lose Health Coverage Under G.O.P. Bill. But Not as Many as Democrats Say.
A widely circulated talking point about cuts to Medicaid inflates the legislation’s effects by about five million people.
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to ‘Close Their Doors’
Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities1dOpinion
More Frequent Medicaid Renewals Would Increase Errors and Lead Eligible People to Lose Health Coverage
One part of congressional Republicans’ plan to take Medicaid away from people in the House Energy & Commerce Committee bill ...
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Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Trump administration has rejected Biden proposal to expand coverage Medicare currently ... Zepbound not covered for weight loss The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month ...
Report: Proposed Medicaid cuts could eliminate coverage for 700,000
More than 700,000 people in Michigan could lose Medicaid coverage if proposed federal budget cuts pass, according to a report ...
The Commonwealth Fund2dOpinion
More Than 100,000 Michigan Residents Nearly Lost Medicaid Coverage Under Work Requirements
In a sense, that was pretty good. In 2019, a Manatt Health analysis of Michigan data predicted a coverage loss as high as 183 ...
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Proposed Medicaid Bill Details Are “Really Extreme,” Says Health Plan Leader
In a Q&A with Leanne Berge, J.D., CEO of Community Health Plan of Washington, Berge explains what the newly proposed Medicaid ...
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Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Prescription Loss in Children and Young Adults, Study Shows
Children and young adults living in states with the biggest drops in Medicaid coverage experienced more prescription ...