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New numbers show counties will pay nearly $420M for Medicaid this year
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (441+ words) With a potential cut in property tax revenue looming for Florida’s counties, other costs are on the rise. The state’s top economists this week agreed that Florida’s 67 counties will be on the hook for nearly $420 million of what the state…...
Dawson County gets temporary waiver from Medicaid work rules following Tyson plant closure
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (523+ words) LINCOLN — Federal officials have approved a temporary exemption from new Medicaid work requirements to Dawson County — home of the now-shuttered Tyson Foods plant that ended about 3,000 jobs. Gov. Jim Pillen last month announced that he directed the Nebraska Department of…...
States face tight timeline as feds unveil new Medicaid work requirement rules
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (452+ words) The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,…...