Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.
While the federal government and the states jointly fund Medicaid, each state runs its own program, subject to federal requirements. The federal government covers between 50 percent and 77 percent of the cost of insuring people with Medicaid, depending on the state.
Some doula services are now covered for Washington residents on Apple Health, a significant change in the way the state pays for pregnancy and labor care for almost half its annual births.
Dan Tsai discusses how he ran Medicaid under Biden, and his fears for how Republicans might try to change the program.
Survey respondents pointed to federal health program spending, price transparency regulation and drug price negotiations as among their top concerns.
Abe Sutton, a health policy aide in the first Trump administration, is likely to be named head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at CMS.
The best place to retire in the United States may be its capital. The District of Columbia beat out all 50 states to snag the top spot on a new ranking from senior living website Seniorly.com. To rank the states and D.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Jan. 7 announced it will award $1 million grants to 14 states and Washington, D.C., to take part in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 6 announced the 15 participants for its state Transforming Maternal Health Model: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana,
Under President Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to ...