While the differences in policies are typically not too drastically different, some Medicaid recipients might not be eligible in other states. Medicaid eligibility is based on the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). According toMedicaid.gov, MAGI was established under the ACA, and it considers a...
A second complication to understanding Medicaid’s home care benefits is that within each state there are many Medicaid programs. And each program offers different home care benefits. States have a Medicaid State Plan, sometimes referred to as Regular Medicaid. They also have Institutional Medicaid ...
LePage vetoed five different attempts by the state Legislature to expand the program. Tuesday's vote follows repeated failures by President Donald Trump, a LePage ally, and his fellow Republicans in Congress to repeal the signature legislation of Obama, a Democrat. "This is an exciting night in...
However, the state is on path to have about $2.8 billion in budget surplus next summer. So finding ways to return some of those dollars to Kansans through tax cuts will be a major focus. Kelly said she too wants to cut taxes. But she will contin...
Related Content: An Introduction to Medicaid with Samantha O’Leary Churn Within the health care sector, churn refers to a patient’s movement on and off health insurance or their movement between different types of health care coverage, e.g. moving from Medicaid to the Individual Exchange. ht...
How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to weight-loss drugs ___ WHEN MIGHT I LOSE MY COVERAGE? That will vary depending on which state you live in; some states are moving faster than others to check eligibility. Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohi...
White said this year was different because of increased support from the business community. "I kidded some of my fellow Republicans. I said, 'Come for the savings, if you will, and then you can stay for the salvation and the good things that it does to improve people's lives,'" White...
you have a significant amount of medical bills and expenses. This is due to most Medicaid programs subtracting your medical costs from your total residual income while determining eligibility. The details of the calculations called the “Medicaid spend-down” rules are different from state to state...
This, as CBS News Colorado obtained state documents illuminating a laundry list of technology problems with some of the state's platforms used to handle different aspects of Medicaid claims. "They're putting all of them at tremendous risk and dare to tell us, 'it's just a...
That will vary depending on which state you live in; some states are moving faster than others to check eligibility. Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia are among the states that will begin removing ineligible Medicaid recipients as early as...