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'Thicket of red tape' for Medicaid in GOP bill sparks fears of coverage losses
Melannie Bachman, 39, of Charleston, South Carolina, is among the patients closely watching the sweeping Republican bill to ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
Indiana Medicaid Changes Could Leave Gary Residents Without Coverage
New state legislation in Indiana could significantly change how Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) are managed.
Republicans Are Proposing Cuts to Medicaid Spending. Millions of Americans Would Lose Their Health Coverage.
Republicans in Congress are working to pass a budget that extends tax breaks passed during Trump’s first term. To help offset ...
Millions Would Lose Health Coverage Under G.O.P. Bill. But Not as Many as Democrats Say.
A widely circulated talking point about cuts to Medicaid inflates the legislation’s effects by about five million people.
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Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Threaten Loss of Coverage for Millions
Proposed Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget proposal hold significant implications for health care access and coverage.
State report details steep cost of potential federal Medicaid cuts for Michigan
Michigan officials have calculated the risk of potential federal Medicaid cuts, finding one proposal could nix coverage for ...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to ‘Close Their Doors’
Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force ...
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State officials, advocates fear impact of expected Medicaid cuts in House bill
State officials and advocates worry about the impacts of the cuts. Many Maryland recipients could lose Medicaid coverage.
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More Than 100,000 Michigan Residents Nearly Lost Medicaid Coverage Under Work Requirements
In a sense, that was pretty good. In 2019, a Manatt Health analysis of Michigan data predicted a coverage loss as high as 183 ...
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Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Trump administration has rejected Biden proposal to expand coverage Medicare currently ... Zepbound not covered for weight loss The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month ...
Report: Proposed Medicaid cuts could eliminate coverage for 700,000
More than 700,000 people in Michigan could lose Medicaid coverage if proposed federal budget cuts pass, according to a report ...