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State policy will determine how many people lose Medicaid under work rules
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (337+ words) All 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act will see fewer people covered due to new federal work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks. But the percentage of recipients who lose coverage will vary greatly from state…...
A bipartisan fix for the prescription drug market
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) By U. S. Sen. Mike Crapo" R-Idaho Unfortunately, those savings are not always passed on to patients and taxpayers. "For years, reports have shown that lack of transparency and perverse incentives increase costs and reduce options for patients. "For instance, PBMs often…...
AG Yost joins Department of Justice to sue Ohio Health for anticompetitive health-care contracts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) COLUMBUS " An antitrust lawsuit alleging that Ohio Health limits competition and drives up health-care costs for patients and employers was filed Friday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. " "When competition is blocked, consumers end up being the biggest losers," Yost…...
Insurance cuts will harm opioid recovery in Ohio, elsewhere, specialist says
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (764+ words) If individual insurance subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of the year, it won't just harm the millions, including Ohioans, who use it to address conditions like high blood pressure and pneumonia. It will also rip thousands of…...
A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (436+ words) A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss, according to a study published recently in the journal JAMA....
Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (503+ words) Georgia spent $54. 2 million in less than five years to administer the country's only Medicaid program with work requirements " more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees, according to an analysis released earlier this month…...
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans " especially rural residents
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (558+ words) A combination of Trump administration policies will make health care coverage more expensive for people who purchase plans from health insurance marketplaces " and rural residents will be hit the hardest, according to a new analysis. Researchers from the Century Foundation…...
Huge numbers of Ohioans to see big increases in insurance costs
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (592+ words) Experts are warning that more than 500, 000 Ohioans are poised to lose insurance subsidies starting next year. In many cases, the increased costs they'll face will be so big that more than 100, 000 will lose their coverage, they warn. However, Ohio U. S. Sens....
Three years later, Inflation Reduction Act blamed for higher Medicare costs
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) By Tom Joyce The Center Square This past weekend marked the third anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by former President Joe Biden in 2022. While the law was promoted as a way to lower prescription drug costs…...
Compliance audit identifies more than $1. 4 million in improper Medicaid payments and interest to Scioto County provider
8+ mon, 8+ hour ago (287+ words) COLUMBUS " State auditors have identified more than $1. 3 million in improper Medicaid payments over three years to a Scioto County mental health and addiction services provider, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced Tuesday. With added interest, the Auditor of State's Office…...