For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program’s providers several times too much — costing millions

You either laugh at this one, or you cry,” Rep. Kyle Brown said. ” … So maybe it’s $20 million in a given year, and it’s been ...
News On 6

Here’s what Gov. Kevin Stitt said about Medicaid expansion during his State of the State address

Gov. Kevin Stitt is asking lawmakers to send a state question to voters that would allow changes to Oklahoma’s Medicaid ...

Some Ga. children listed as ‘inactive’ for Medicaid benefits after IT issue

Some parents are in shock after learning their children were mistakenly listed as inactive under a Medicaid program for kids ...

Marijuana, Medicaid and school choice. 6 takeaways from Gov. Stitt's State of the State

Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling on lawmakers to lift the limit on Oklahoma's tax credit that covers private school tuition.
Willamette Week

“Ghost” Physicians Haunt Medicaid Registries in Great Number

In most recent year with available data, more than 1 in 4 of the U.S. doctors enrolled to see Medicaid patients didn’t see even one, according to new OHSU study. Researcher hopes policymakers take ...
KSTP

Minnesota Medicaid audit leaves majority of enrollees’ claims unchecked for fraud

The state is paying Optum, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, over $2 million this year to review claims for 14 programs that ...

Slotkin says federal Medicaid, ACA cuts threaten coverage across Michigan

Speaking Feb. 2 at Wayne State University during a community health conference, Slotkin told medical professionals and ...

Expensive beer, millions overpaid to a Medicaid program’s providers and more from the Colorado legislature this week

Colorado lawmakers voted Wednesday to send millions of dollars to the state’s overcrowded prison system, one week after a key ...

California Rep. David Valadao voted for Medi-Cal cuts. Will voters hold it against him?

In the seven times he’s run for Congress, Valadao has lost his seat only once – in 2018, during Donald Trump’s first midterm election. Democrats hope to oust him again by leveraging his politically ...

'Ghost' providers hinder access to health care for Medicaid patients

Almost one-third of physicians who are enrolled in Medicaid don't actually care for a single patient covered by Medicaid insurance, according to new research led by Oregon Health & Science University.
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Medicaid cuts limit access to cancer care and raise costs for patients

Reductions in Medicaid eligibility will strip access to health care resources from millions of Americans across the country, ...