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Nebraska Says About 200 People Lost Medicaid on August 1 Under New Work Rules

Nebraska's Medicaid director says roughly 200 people lost coverage on August 1, the first terminations under new federal work requirements.

Medical Daily

Nearly One in Four Insured Workers Say They Are Staying in Jobs They Want to Leave

A Gallup and West Health survey finds 24 percent of workers with employer coverage, about 23 million adults, report job lock, up from 16 percent.

Medical Daily

New Hampshire Study Finds Women Delaying Care Over Provider Shortages and Coverage Confusion

A New Hampshire Insurance Department study found that provider shortages, affordability, and coverage confusion are delaying care for women in the state.

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Medicaid Expansion Improved Many Outcomes but Not Firearm Suicide Rates Among Most Men

A new UNC-led analysis found Medicaid expansion reduced firearm suicide among men in only one group, raising questions about coverage alone.

Medical Daily

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there’s a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits.

The Conversation

Federal Officials Urge States to Tighten Medicaid Oversight of Autism Therapy After 421 Percent Spending Rise

CMS released a state toolkit urging tighter Medicaid oversight of ABA autism therapy after spending rose 421 percent in four years.

Medical Daily

Trump's Deportation Plan Has an Estimated Price: More Than $2,300 Per Taxpayer

The tool is based on the organization's estimate that the federal government will spend $268.9 billion on deportation operations during Trump's second term.

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The Nearest Indian Health Service Facility Is More Than a Two Hour Drive Out of State for Most Lumbee Citizens

Federal recognition made Lumbee citizens eligible for IHS, but the nearest facility is out of state. What eligibility does and does not provide.

Medical Daily

Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Illness Face a Documentation Test After a Judge Declined to Pause the Rule

A federal judge let the CMS medical frailty rule stand. Here is what chronically ill Medicaid enrollees will need to document and when.

Medical Daily

New York Medicaid Fraud Scandal: Empty Queens Day-Care Centres Bill 733 Million Dollars in Cash

In Flushing, Queens, 77 Medicaid-funded adult day-care centres have billed 733 million dollars in six years, even as reporters found empty rooms and locked doors inside some of the biggest billers.

International Business Times UK

Federal Medicaid Work Rules Leave Homelessness Off the Exemption List, and Clinics Are Improvising

The federal Medicaid work requirement exemption list does not include homelessness. Clinics are documenting eligibility through other categories.

Medical Daily

Congress Sets Today as the Deadline for Justice Department Answers on Its Disability Care Opinion

One hundred lawmakers set August 5 as the deadline for DOJ answers on its Olmstead opinion. Here is what changed and what has not.

Medical Daily

Trump admin weaponizes imagined fraud

Expert breaks down how Trump's health officials are trying to prove that Medicaid itself is wasteful

Salon

A California Medicaid Plan Is Using AI Voice Agents to Keep Members Enrolled Before Work Rules Begin

Kern Family Health Care uses an AI agent to call Medi-Cal members about renewals. Here is what it does, what it costs, and what oversight is in place.

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Health Secretary Brings Take Back Your Health Tour to Danville as Rural Virginia Faces Medicaid Reductions

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Danville agriculture research center and a Chatham rehab facility, defending rural health funding amid Medicaid cuts.

Medical Daily

Missouri Medicaid Renewals Are About to Get Harder, and Paperwork Already Ends More Coverage Than Ineligibility Does

Missouri faces new twice-yearly Medicaid checks starting January 2027. Paperwork already caused 92% of coverage losses. What families should keep ready.

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CMS Finalizes Medicare Hospice Payment Increase and New Patient Disclosure Rules for FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule updating Medicare hospice payment rates, the hospice wage index, and quality reporting...

International Business Times UK

Rural America's Maternity Care Crisis Set to Deepen Under Trump's Visa Fees and Medicaid Cuts

Rural maternity care is under threat due to new H-1B visa fees and Medicaid cuts, exacerbating existing challenges and increasing risks for rural mothers, with potential hospital closures looming.

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Medicare to Increase Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule updating payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) under Medicare for federal...

International Business Times UK

Medicaid Recipient Claimed Round-The-Clock Home Care While Secretly Working as a Carpenter, DOJ Alleges

The US Department of Justice charges 19 individuals in a £3.1 million Medicaid fraud case, revealing systemic billing abuses and phantom care schemes in Philadelphia.

Medical Daily

A Michigan Hospital Took a Federal Rural Lifeline, Watched ER Volume Fall 13 Percent, and Closed Anyway

Sturgis Hospital's ER volume fell 13 percent after it converted to the federal rural emergency model. Then it closed. What that signals for rural care.

Medical Daily

ACA Enrollment Falls to 19.2 Million as Coverage Drops in Every State but New Mexico

New KFF data show ACA enrollment fell in every state except New Mexico. Here is how coverage loss affects prescriptions, screenings, and re-enrollment options.

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AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns

A California health plan uses

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Medicaid Recipients Are Beginning to Lose Coverage as Nebraska Becomes First State to Enforce New Federal Work Requirements

States are entering the first phase of implementing new federal Medicaid work requirements, with Nebraska becoming the first state where some beneficiaries are beginning to lose coverage after failing to meet the reporting requirements.

The Conversation

Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud

The Trump administration announced on July 21, 2026, that it’s withholding US$867 million in federal healthcare funding for California and $200 million for Minnesota – a total of more than $1 billion.

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