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G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money
States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds. If Republicans end the tactic, ...
Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme
The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million. But despite state and federal efforts, ...
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States reconsider Medicaid expansion 'trigger laws' as cuts loom
Nine Medicaid expansion states have "trigger laws" requiring them to pull out if federal funding diminishes. Congress is ...
Conversations on Medicaid cuts to intensify in Congress. What’s that mean for NC?
With a key House committee set to meet, conversations surrounding potential Medicaid cuts will pick up. Rep. Richard Hudson ...
House budget bill should preserve Medicaid's 'original purpose,' says Rep. Jeff Hurd
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work ...
Republicans eye ‘per capita caps’ in Medicaid savings search
House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing “per capita caps,” which would throttle ...
Medicaid expansion group sues state over new ballot initiative restrictions
Florida Decides HealthCare said in a press release that the new law is unconstitutional and “significantly undermines Florida ...
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Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall
In March, Arkansas asked the Trump administration to relaunch its Medicaid work requirement program. The federal public ...
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Potential Medicaid cuts would be ‘devastating’ for Hawaii
Based on an earlier analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Hawaii would have to raise taxes or cut other ...
Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, city officials and healthcare providers Friday outside Children’s National Hospital in Northwest ...
Texas Medicaid is already lean. Cutting it will hurt all Texans. | Opinion
Esmaeil Porsa, the president and CEO of the Harris Health, says that federal Medicaid cuts would be devastating for Houston ...