medicaid /tags/medicaid medicaid en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:00 GMT Indiana ended Medicaid waiver waitlists before. As thousands wait, could it do it again? /2025-01-27/indiana-ended-medicaid-waiver-waitlists-before-as-thousands-wait-could-it-do-it-again Advocates warn this could be the return to a decades-long wait for services and that wait is already having a human cost. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:00 GMT /2025-01-27/indiana-ended-medicaid-waiver-waitlists-before-as-thousands-wait-could-it-do-it-again Abigail Ruhman Indiana's Medicaid Oversight Committee makes no legislative recommendations — again /2024-11-13/medicaid-oversight-committee-makes-no-legislative-recommendations-again This means the committee has not produced any recommendations since it began in 2023. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:47:52 GMT /2024-11-13/medicaid-oversight-committee-makes-no-legislative-recommendations-again Abigail Ruhman Former Ind. officials file Medicaid fraud 'whistleblower' lawsuit against insurers, hospitals /2024-09-17/former-state-officials-file-medicaid-fraud-whistleblower-lawsuit-against-insurers-hospitals The suit alleges several Indiana hospital systems and managed care entities have committed “tens, likely hundreds” of millions of dollars of Medicaid fraud. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:44:33 GMT /2024-09-17/former-state-officials-file-medicaid-fraud-whistleblower-lawsuit-against-insurers-hospitals Abigail Ruhman Indiana hospitals at 'breaking point' as new legislative panel prepares to examine Medicaid /2023-09-27/indiana-hospitals-at-breaking-point-as-new-legislative-panel-prepares-to-examine-medicaid The new state budget improved the Medicaid reimbursement rates for physicians this year. But Indiana Hospital Association President Brian Tabor said hospitals now need more support from the state. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:48:38 GMT /2023-09-27/indiana-hospitals-at-breaking-point-as-new-legislative-panel-prepares-to-examine-medicaid Brandon Smith Ohio lawmakers near a vote to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates, but will it be enough? /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-06-14/ohio-lawmakers-vote-increase-medicaid-reimbursement-rates More and more Ohio residents are being added to waiting lists — and going without the home-based care they need — because of the state's low Medicaid reimbursement rates. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-06-14/ohio-lawmakers-vote-increase-medicaid-reimbursement-rates Supreme Court reinforces that Medicaid beneficiaries can sue states if their rights are violated /health/2023-06-12/supreme-court-reinforces-that-medicaid-beneficiaries-can-sue-states-if-their-rights-are-violated Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country, Ind., trying to roll back this right. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:54:35 GMT /health/2023-06-12/supreme-court-reinforces-that-medicaid-beneficiaries-can-sue-states-if-their-rights-are-violated Farah Yousry Millions expected to lose health care coverage during Medicaid 'unwinding' period /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-05/millions-expected-lose-health-care-coverage-medicaid-unwinding-period A continuous coverage requirement that protected millions of people under the pandemic is going away. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-05/millions-expected-lose-health-care-coverage-medicaid-unwinding-period 15 million people could lose Medicaid in the next year. Here's what you need to know /health/2023-04-04/15-million-people-could-lose-medicaid-in-the-next-year-heres-what-you-need-to-know Starting April 1, states could begin removing people from the low-income health insurance program for the first time in three years. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:42:03 GMT /health/2023-04-04/15-million-people-could-lose-medicaid-in-the-next-year-heres-what-you-need-to-know Ryan Levi, Dan Gorenstein Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next? /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-02-27/idaho-dropped-thousands-from-medicaid-early-in-the-pandemic-which-states-next The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:01:00 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-02-27/idaho-dropped-thousands-from-medicaid-early-in-the-pandemic-which-states-next Rachana Pradhan States are turning to Medicaid to help people leaving incarceration /health/2023-02-23/states-are-turning-to-medicaid-to-help-people-leaving-incarceration People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:50:50 GMT /health/2023-02-23/states-are-turning-to-medicaid-to-help-people-leaving-incarceration Ryan Levi, Dan Gorenstein