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Report: Kentucky to be among the hardest-hit states by proposed Medicaid changes
A new report is shedding more light on the states where proposed Medicaid cuts making their way through Congress will impact ...
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CMS outlines tweaks to ACO REACH for 2026 performance year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed several updates to the ACO REACH program in 2026, though the ...
House bill puts hundreds of thousands in NC at risk of losing health coverage
House Republicans promised not to cut Medicaid, but a bill that passed early Thursday morning could jeopardize coverage for ...
Modern Healthcare2d
CMS revises ACO REACH benchmark, risk policies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services still has not said whether ACO REACH will continue after next year.
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The Case for Single-Payer: Reduce Healthcare Cost with Administrative Simplification and Restore Professional Autonomy
Privatization of publicly funded Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, and “value-based payment”1 have failed to reduce cost ...
House GOP lawmakers are proposing nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Here’s who could be impacted
House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid ...
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8 million Americans at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under Trump's tax bill
Support grows among Americans for work requirements in Medicaid, but concerns arise as past implementations led to ...
Modern Healthcare3d
Hospital support staff layoffs risk patient safety
Reducing custodial, nutrition and other hospital support roles could limit provider capacity and care quality.
Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood
New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and ...
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Officials say Medicaid cuts are only proposed
Meghan Groen, chief deputy director for Health Services for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) ...
Hidden Healthcare Costs: Understanding Financial Security For Retirees
While life expectancy has increased, healthy life expectancy has lagged and means retirees might spend more years in poor ...
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Republicans fear political cost of Medicaid cuts
Those measures alone, however, are unlikely to add up to the $880 billion in savings ... cuts to Medicaid would affect rural hospitals, which are struggling with staffing and at risk of closure.