Georgia’s version of Medicaid had high overhead, federal report finds

State and federal officials have exchanged blame for the program's delays and high overhead costs. ATLANTA — A federal review of Georgia’s unique implementation of Medicaid found that two-thirds of ... Read More

Brace for impact: health insurance costs on the rocks

Aug. 13—As many as 9,000 individuals in Haywood County could see their health insurance costs raise dramatically or their health coverage just disappear next year. Some 5,500 Haywood County residents ... Read More

New state Medicaid limits cause some transgender Iowans to table gender-affirming surgeries

Transgender Iowans on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income individuals, are having to find other ways to pay for some gender-affirming care after state lawmakers passed restrictions ... Read More

Study shows 200K Massachusetts residents could lose insurance under new Medicaid rules

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation analyzed the impact of two new Medicaid recertification and work rules passed by Congress, which are likely to shrink the number of MassHealth ... Read More

He built Michigan's Medicaid work requirement system. Now he's warning other states

It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan state health director, he had just spent the past year, and some $30 million in state ... Read More

Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos

Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse. Credit... Supported by By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman ... Read More