Md. health dept. processed 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees in 12 months; one month left in ‘unwinding’

Well over 300,000 people have lost Medicaid coverage, according to monthly data updates from the Department of Health. And there is still one month left in the Medicaid unwinding period for Maryland. Read More

Where Does Medicare Go From Here: Profit-Driven Chaos or Patient-Centered Community?

After covering the Medicare privatization crisis for over two years, an investigative reporter takes a step back and examines what’s at stake. Read More

Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?

Republicans and Democrats took two very different approaches Tuesday to the issue of improper payments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Read More

Community Calendar

The South Pasadena Community Band will present a free band concert. Parking is free. Pinellas Genealogy Society: Ancestry Family Trees 1-2 p.m. April 11. In person at the Largo Public Library, 120 ... Read More

Pending federal rule change could impact how states fund Medicaid

Governors are asking the President to put a stop to the new rule. Mississippi’s Senate Medicaid Chairman says he expects the change to be “costly” and “overly burdensome.“ ... Read More

Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured

(WIB) – Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled ... Read More

More people buy private health insurance plans as thousands lose Medicaid coverage

The number of people buying private health insurance policies on the federal marketplace rose slightly this year in Oregon as thousands lost Medicaid coverage. Read More

Experts analyze House, Senate Medicaid expansion proposals, offer compromise plan

As Mississippi lawmakers look for compromise between widely differing House and Senate Mississippi Medicaid expansion plans, experts with a health research group have projected the costs, savings and ... Read More