After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ Access to Consumer SSNs

Days after publication of a KFF Health News article about Obamacare enrollees being switched to different plans without their knowledge or consent, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services took ... Read More

If expanding quality health care access is California’s goal, Medi-Cal is not the solution

Medicaid is the public health insurance plan ... may well exacerbate these problems for all beneficiaries. If improving access to quality care is truly what California – and all other states ... Read More

Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Newswires RSS Get our newsletter Order Prints March 17, 2024 Newswires No comments ... Read More

California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own

During their last year of high school, Esther Lau (left) and Fiona Lu advocated for a bill to expand access to mental health care ... patients covered by Medicaid, which is called Medi-Cal in ... Read More

School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule

The final rule was ... U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to address some of the concerns raised in public comments on the proposed rule ... Read More

Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups

Nearly 130,000 Montanans lost Medicaid coverage during recent eligibility reviews. People who are homeless are more likely to have chronic health issues and particularly vulnerable to losing coverage. Read More

4 Things You Didn’t Know Medicare Covered

Over 65 million individuals in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program ... According the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Part B may cover ... Read More

California teen with mental health issues wielding knife shot, killed by deputies

Southern California sheriff's deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with mental health issues after he ... He said parents need more access to mental health services for their troubled ... Read More

Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid

But access to mental health care for a significant ... The new report recommends that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) take steps to increase payments to providers and lower ... Read More

What Is Child-Only Health Insurance and How Do I Get It?

Child-only policies are health insurance policies that insure just children. There are many options for child-only insurance in both the private and public sectors ... aggregated data from the Centers ... Read More

As Republicans wrestle with IVF, the Biden administration expands benefits

The federal government expanded in vitro fertilization coverage for its employees, even as backlash from a recent state court ruling makes the issue political. Read More

Best Health Insurance Companies Of April 2024

He has covered insurance for a decade, including auto, home, life and health. Before covering insurance, Les was a news editor and ... and policy in the School of Public Health at the University ... Read More