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A Bipartisan Hepatitis C Elimination Bill Is Stalled in the Senate Over Its Congressional Budget Office Score

A bipartisan bill to expand hepatitis C testing and treatment has stalled in the Senate over a CBO cost estimate its sponsors call disappointing.

Medical Daily

Ohio Measles Cases Reach 45, Matching All of Last Year, as Wayne and Trumbull Counties Report First Infections

Ohio has confirmed 45 measles cases in 2026, equaling its full-year 2025 total, with Wayne and Trumbull counties reporting their first infections.

Medical Daily

D.C. Plans to Pay Part of Its Medicaid Bill with Opioid Settlement Money and Its Oversight Commission Objects

Washington, D.C.'s 2027 budget directs $2.3 million in opioid settlement funds to Medicaid costs. The oversight commission calls it supplantation.

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Colorado Hospitals Are Absorbing More Unpaid Bills as Coverage Losses Mount, New Claims Analysis Shows

A new Colorado claims analysis finds more uninsured patients unable to pay hospital bills, with rural regions hit hardest by coverage losses.

Medical Daily

5 Insurance Denial Details Families Should Save Before Appealing Therapy Coverage

Therapy can be life-changing for children and adults, but an insurance denial can quickly create financial stress and uncertainty. Many families focus on writing an appeal right away, only to realize later they overlooked important documents that could strengthen their case. Saving the right records before filing an appeal can…

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As a Financial Adviser, I've Spent 30 Years Helping Clients Make Tough Choices for Aging Loved Ones. Now It's My Family's Turn — and This Is What I've Learned

Aging loved ones' care needs put pressure on financial plans and caregivers. It's important to talk openly about options before a crisis happens.

Kiplinger

Nebraska Says About 200 People Lost Medicaid on August 1 Under New Work Rules

Nebraska's Medicaid director says roughly 200 people lost coverage on August 1, the first terminations under new federal work requirements.

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Nearly One in Four Insured Workers Say They Are Staying in Jobs They Want to Leave

A Gallup and West Health survey finds 24 percent of workers with employer coverage, about 23 million adults, report job lock, up from 16 percent.

Medical Daily

New Hampshire Study Finds Women Delaying Care Over Provider Shortages and Coverage Confusion

A New Hampshire Insurance Department study found that provider shortages, affordability, and coverage confusion are delaying care for women in the state.

Medical Daily

Medicaid Expansion Improved Many Outcomes but Not Firearm Suicide Rates Among Most Men

A new UNC-led analysis found Medicaid expansion reduced firearm suicide among men in only one group, raising questions about coverage alone.

Medical Daily

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there’s a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits.

The Conversation

Federal Officials Urge States to Tighten Medicaid Oversight of Autism Therapy After 421 Percent Spending Rise

CMS released a state toolkit urging tighter Medicaid oversight of ABA autism therapy after spending rose 421 percent in four years.

Medical Daily

Trump's Deportation Plan Has an Estimated Price: More Than $2,300 Per Taxpayer

The tool is based on the organization's estimate that the federal government will spend $268.9 billion on deportation operations during Trump's second term.

International Business Times

The Nearest Indian Health Service Facility Is More Than a Two Hour Drive Out of State for Most Lumbee Citizens

Federal recognition made Lumbee citizens eligible for IHS, but the nearest facility is out of state. What eligibility does and does not provide.

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Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Illness Face a Documentation Test After a Judge Declined to Pause the Rule

A federal judge let the CMS medical frailty rule stand. Here is what chronically ill Medicaid enrollees will need to document and when.

International Business Times UK

New York Medicaid Fraud Scandal: Empty Queens Day-Care Centres Bill 733 Million Dollars in Cash

In Flushing, Queens, 77 Medicaid-funded adult day-care centres have billed 733 million dollars in six years, even as reporters found empty rooms and locked doors inside some of the biggest billers.

Medical Daily

Federal Medicaid Work Rules Leave Homelessness Off the Exemption List, and Clinics Are Improvising

The federal Medicaid work requirement exemption list does not include homelessness. Clinics are documenting eligibility through other categories.

Medical Daily

Congress Sets Today as the Deadline for Justice Department Answers on Its Disability Care Opinion

One hundred lawmakers set August 5 as the deadline for DOJ answers on its Olmstead opinion. Here is what changed and what has not.

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Trump admin weaponizes imagined fraud

Expert breaks down how Trump's health officials are trying to prove that Medicaid itself is wasteful

Medical Daily

A California Medicaid Plan Is Using AI Voice Agents to Keep Members Enrolled Before Work Rules Begin

Kern Family Health Care uses an AI agent to call Medi-Cal members about renewals. Here is what it does, what it costs, and what oversight is in place.

Medical Daily

Health Secretary Brings Take Back Your Health Tour to Danville as Rural Virginia Faces Medicaid Reductions

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Danville agriculture research center and a Chatham rehab facility, defending rural health funding amid Medicaid cuts.

Medical Daily

Missouri Medicaid Renewals Are About to Get Harder, and Paperwork Already Ends More Coverage Than Ineligibility Does

Missouri faces new twice-yearly Medicaid checks starting January 2027. Paperwork already caused 92% of coverage losses. What families should keep ready.

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CMS Finalizes Medicare Hospice Payment Increase and New Patient Disclosure Rules for FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule updating Medicare hospice payment rates, the hospice wage index, and quality reporting...

International Business Times UK

Rural America's Maternity Care Crisis Set to Deepen Under Trump's Visa Fees and Medicaid Cuts

Rural maternity care is under threat due to new H-1B visa fees and Medicaid cuts, exacerbating existing challenges and increasing risks for rural mothers, with potential hospital closures looming.

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Medicare to Increase Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule updating payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) under Medicare for federal...

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