2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (710+ words) Spring City Pharmacy is stocked with medications, hardware supplies, cards, household goods and runs an old-school soda and ice cream bar. Brad Magg and his business partners decided to keep the pharmacy running in downtown Colfax because they remember it…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (144+ words) © zimmytws - iStock-527631529 © JJ Gouin - iStock-1642293566 For 2026, the Trump administration reduced the monthly subsidy to $10 and allowed premiums to increase by up to $50. According to Juliette Cubanski, vice president and director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, “Without these…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1056+ words) © zimmytws - iStock-2206705589 The federal government is demanding an $8 million repayment from Colorado for inaccurate Medicaid payments. The demand follows a recent federal audit that found Colorado failed to follow state and federal requirements and procedures for certain payments for personal…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (555+ words) In 49 states, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since Congress made coverage more expensive by allowing federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The lone exception was New Mexico, the only state that…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (570+ words) © zimmytws - iStock-2206705589 The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is freezing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota in an effort to crack down on fraud. Medicaid is the public health insurance for people with low incomes,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (340+ words) The number of people enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage dropped by 3 million after Congress decided not to extend a program meant to help families pay for health insurance, according to new data from the Trump administration. More challenges are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (197+ words) Health insurance premiums are likely to grow more expensive next year for those who buy Marketplace plans, after increases this year. Affordable Care Act Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 14% for 2027, which would be a double-digit hike…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1091+ words) It’s a landmark moment for the endeavor known as Washington Cares, envisioned as a means to help Washington’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age. Starting Wednesday, insurance coverage through the state-run program will begin. Dozens of applications…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (326+ words) Complex calculations used to determine health insurance eligibility leave many university employees without coverage, and New Mexico higher education unions say state lawmakers should step in. Lawmakers previously restructured health insurance for K-12 employees so workers pay 20% of their premiums while…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (416+ words) New Mexico is one of six states that has already begun using artificial intelligence to comply with a major Medicaid overhaul contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that President Donald Trump signed last year. That’s according to a…...