The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

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Georgia became the only state to have a Medicaid work requirement in place when Georgia Pathways took effect on July 1, 2023. The work requirement policy, announced by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) on July 5, 2023, expands Medicaid coverage to people below the Federal Policy Level (FPL)…

Montana state Sen. Becky Beard thought she’d found a fix for a shortage of assisted living care options for Montanans who can’t afford to pay for it themselves — a shortage she became aware of while searching for a suitable place for her mother to live.

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A federal judge has delivered a stunning rebuke to Florida health administrators, ruling that the state’s long-standing failure to provide adequate care to children with complex medical needs has resulted in the “tragic” and illegal warehousing of fragile children in institutions.

More than 500,000 Texans have lost Medicaid coverage since COVID-era continuous enrollment for the federal health insurance program ended in March, according to Texas Health and Human Services Commission data.

Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for “procedural” reasons, like not responding to messages from the state.

Medicare covers the medical services that people in assisted living need, but does not pay for housing, room, food or other fees.

Ashley Jones’ three children were born in three different places — a hospital, a birth center, and at home.