Republican lawmakers in 3 states want voters to alter or scrap Medicaid expansion

Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota — residents in recent years voted to amend their state constitutions to expand Medicaid ...

Proposed Social Security bill would change Medicare coverage: What to know

The law would amend the Social Security Act, which governs both Medicare and Medicaid.

Battle over Medicaid expansion heating up at Oklahoma Capitol

A major debate about healthcare is heating up at the Oklahoma Capitol as lawmakers push to send Medicaid expansion back to ...
KOSU

Oklahoma physicians group criticizes second effort to place Medicaid expansion on August ballot

The state's largest physicians' organization denounced House Bill 4063, which passed the House floor Tuesday. The group ...

Lawmakers send new attempt to put Medicaid on August ballot to Senate

Lawmakers are taking a second run at adding controversial state questions to the Aug. 25 ballot, including ending Medicaid ...

Minnesota Medicaid spending doubled in 5 years, raising fraud concerns

Minnesota's Medicaid spending across 14 programs more than doubled in five years, leading to fraud concerns and state action.
KOSU

Medicaid expansion improved access to opioid addiction treatment in Oklahoma, study says

Overdose deaths declined significantly in Oklahoma. Researchers say fewer people are dying, in part, due to Medicaid ...

Number of Montanans on Medicaid falls to lowest level since expansion as charity care rises

An annual Medicaid report tracking the federal and state healthcare program in Montana has been released and it shows what ...
American Hospital Association

UnitedHealth to expand rural payment acceleration pilot program

UnitedHealth Group announced plans to expand its Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot to reduce Medicare Advantage payment ...
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State rep. introduces bill expanding which pharmacies can fill Medicaid prescriptions

State Rep. Frank Burns introduced a bill Tuesday that would help people obtain medications by preventing administrators from ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Medication Use Up for OUD as Diagnoses Decline Among Medicaid Beneficiaries

Transformed Medicaid TAF analyses evaluated OUD diagnosis, MOUD receipt, 180-day continuation, and OUD-related ...

Gyde Acquires Benavest to Expand AI-Powered Brokerage Platform and Accelerate Consumer Health Insurance Growth

Gyde, the next-generation, AI-native brokerage platform, today announced it has acquired Benavest, a leading national health insurance agency specializing in consumer plans, including individual ACA, ...