The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

Ending the pandemic emergency increases burdens for people with long COVID

Forcing already hungry people to get a job in order for them to receive food will send ripple effects across other government programs.

These requirements aren’t about work. They are about adding unnecessary paperwork that results in people losing their coverage due to red tape.

About nine months into operating the clinic for asylum seekers, Cook County Health is facing at least a $40 million drop in revenue this year. A number of financial woes are colliding.

The Texas House and Senate voted for the proposal, capping a yearslong effort to extend coverage for low-income moms. Medicaid covers half of all births in Texas, and coverage currently expires after two months.

First, they blew past a self-imposed deadline. Then there was scrambling behind the scenes, and grumbling over the exploding costs of health care for undocumented immigrants.

GOP negotiators and Biden report progress as they stare down the deadline for passing legislation to raise the borrowing cap.

Until recently, Jonathon Murray relied on Medicaid to pay for treatments for multiple health conditions, including chronic insomnia. Murray, a 20-year-old restaurant worker from the college town of Brookings, South Dakota, said that without his medication, he would stay awake for several nights in a row.

As states begin to require people to requalify for the free health insurance, many who are eligible are losing coverage because of administrative snafus.