The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

How to reenroll for Medicaid as coverage cliff approaches

Between five and 14 million people across the nation could lose Medicaid coverage.

Axios · Mar 30, 2023

Republican state senator goes after Governor Beshear for veto of SB 65

Republican State Senator Steve West has accused Gov. Andy Beshear of playing politics by vetoing a bill that would end his expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits.

WEKU · Mar 29, 2023

Pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Here’s what that means for people using Medicaid health benefits.

Texas is reviewing the eligibility of people on Medicaid health plans or Healthy Texas Women now that pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Here’s what that means, how to renew your health coverage or find other options if you no longer qualify.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 29, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Why Medicaid expansion will overcome Florida politics

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature last week approved the expansion of Medicaid to more low-income adults, leaving only 10 states that continue to reject the federal government’s incentives under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion, aimed at adults who make too much money to qualify for conventional Medicaid but not enough…

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Medicaid rate debacle hurting staffers

Some health providers have raised wages but still struggled to draw workers and keep the ones they’ve got

Salon · Mar 26, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of Florida children could lose health coverage with Medicaid cutbacks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Marne Harvich of Orange Park runs a Facebook group for Florida parents like herself who count on Medicaid as health insurance for their children. Though Harvich and her husband work, their income doesn’t cover the high cost of medical care their daughter on a ventilator requires.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023

California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use Medicaid money to pay for housing for some vulnerable people

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023

Missouri Republicans still want to restrict Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood after abortion ban

Despite Missouri’s sweeping abortion ban, some Republicans are still attacking Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid reimbursements.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike

Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023