Medicaid

Expanding Care Through Coordination

Expanding Care Through Coordination

The federal government seeks to improve out-of-state health services for children on Medicaid.

Waiving Away Medicaid

Waiving Away Medicaid

New eligibility requirements for Medicaid threaten those who need coverage the most.

The Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion Rule is an Anachronism

The Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion Rule is an Anachronism

The time has come for repealing Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion rule.

When Public Health Abuses Public Funds

When Public Health Abuses Public Funds

The Supreme Court declines to resolve issue of whether state hospitals can be sued for false insurance claims.

Successfully Protecting Public Insurance from Fraud

Successfully Protecting Public Insurance from Fraud

Health care fraud program reports billions of taxpayer dollars returned to federal health funds.

When the Health Care Market Cannot Regulate Itself

When the Health Care Market Cannot Regulate Itself

Vermont moves to an all-payer system in regulating prices for health care services.

States Adopt Private Market Model for Public Health Insurance Programs

States Adopt Private Market Model for Public Health Insurance Programs

An experimental Medicaid program could cut across party lines and provide health care to millions of Americans.

Pennsylvania Seeks New Approach to Long-Term Medicaid Services

Pennsylvania Seeks New Approach to Long-Term Medicaid Services

State explores Medicaid changes to improve care for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Five States Allow Women’s Health Medicaid Programs to Lapse

Five States Allow Women’s Health Medicaid Programs to Lapse

Low-income women may soon lose access to low-cost or free family planning.

Federal Government Looks to Revise Home Health Care Guidelines

Federal Government Looks to Revise Home Health Care Guidelines

Proposed rule would revise Medicare certification requirements for home health agencies.