Evaluation of the south carolina comr/cunity long-term care medicaid waiver for the elderly and disabledMedicaid waivers play an important role in the health policy process. Various health care policy initiatives have encouraged states to experiment ith their Medicaid programs by expanding coverage to...
eXciteOSA prescribing physician Joshua Lennon, MD, states in a release, “I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative impact this therapy has had on my patients struggling with obstructive sleep apnea. With Medicaid coverage now available in South Carolina, I’m ...
When North Carolina's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, a longtime expansion advocate, signs the bill, it will leave 10 states in the U.S. that haven't adopted expansion. North Carolina has 2.9 million enrollees in traditional Medicaid coverage. Advocates have estimated that expansion could help ...
South CarolinaTheCommunity Choices Waiverfrom South Carolina Medicaid covers home care and other support services for eligible individuals in the state. The Waiver will also pay for home accessibility modifications to allow an individual greater independence and reduce their need for care services. Anothe...
8 Adults with Down syndrome could receive employer-based insurance coverage; however, systematic barriers to employment, such as disincentives and ableism, remain. Only approximately 3% of adults with Down syndrome are estimated to have full-time paid employment.9 Medicare, which can supplement ...
Still, more than2 million peoplewho are uninsured and have incomes below the poverty line are in the Medicaid “coverage gap,” meaning they do not qualify for Medicaid because their states have not expanded it, yet they also are not eligible for premium assistance in the ACA marketplaces.3...
Kentucky offers expanded Medicaid health coverage for adults October 21, 2022 More News Memphis hospital: Halt to trans procedures is temporary A Memphis hospital says it has paused, not stopped, its gender-affirming services in response to possible legal action by civil rights advocates who ...
Daytime Sleep Apnea Therapy Now Covered by Medicaid in South Carolina Vivos’ Oral Appliances Receive Full Approval for Medicare Reimbursement Florida Hospital to Pay $1M Over Allegations of Inadequate Supervision at Sleep Center Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to $1M Medicare Scam...
As of March 2021, the following 12 states did not expand coverage: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Advantages of Medicaid Medicaid has helped to reduce the number of people without health insur...
Medicaid, on the other hand, is administered at the state level. Although all states participate in the program, they aren't required to do so. TheAffordable Care Act (ACA)increased the cost totaxpayers—particularly those in the top tax brackets—by extending medical coverage to more Americans...