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Hospitals, Medicaid

Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States

January 22, 2019

Nearly a hundred rural hospitals in the United States have closed since 2010. Another 600-plus rural hospitals are at risk of closing,

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Health Insurance, Medicaid

Medicaid Expansion: ‘Socialism’ or a Benefit for All?

November 5, 2018

Activists for expanding Medicaid in the four states are circumventing their Republican-led legislatures and taking the matter directly to the voters.

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Health Insurance, Medicaid

Where you can get help enrolling for HealthPlanFinder plans

October 24, 2018

You will be able to get in-person help signing up for Healthplanfinder coverage during the upcoming open enrollment period at 10 locations around the state.

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Disabilities, Medicaid, Seniors

Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues

August 13, 2018

A proposed rule would prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks.

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Health News, Health Policy, Medicaid

Red States May Be Ready to Expand Medicaid — In Exchange for Work

July 30, 2018

Critics argue that work requirements would cause many with chronic health conditions to lose health insurance, making them less likely to ever hold down a job.

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Medicaid

Judge blocks Kentucky Medicaid work requirement

July 2, 2018

The ruling was hailed by advocates for the poor. But it could limit the number of states expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

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Health Policy

‘Holy Cow’ moment changes how Montana’s state health plan does business

June 21, 2018

Instead of starting with the hospital’s list price and negotiating down for discounts, Montana began telling these facilities how much it was willing to pay — a “reference price” — for each type of hospitalization.

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