Expert says Medicaid, Medicare reform is critical and can save $2.1 trillion
Surging federal spending on health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, as well as Obamacare, prompted Paragon's plan to ...
Many pregnant Medicaid patients miss ultrasound that detects birth defects
Pregnant women covered by Medicaid are less likely to get an ultrasound exam that can diagnose heart defects in a fetus, a ...
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Medicaid Might Cut Cardiovascular Risk for This One Group
The difference between the predicted and observed total charges was larger for the high benefit group than for the low ...
Many Pregnant Medicaid Patients Miss Prenatal Ultrasounds, Upping Risks Around Birth Defects
“The 20-week ultrasound is hugely important in detecting birth defects because it involves assessment of the baby’s major ...
Healthcare Finance News14h
Medicaid enrollment higher than before the pandemic, KFF finds
The net effect is that Medicaid enrollment is higher than it was before the pandemic. But at 5% lower, enrollment among ...
Health Affairs1d
Using Medicaid 1115 Reentry Waivers To Improve The Health Of People Leaving Incarceration
As these waivers take shape and promote further attention to the health issues wrought by incarceration, maximizing their ...
HealthDay on MSN16h
Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle in their old neighborhood and care for the less ...
Daily Journal1d
Niki Kelly: Lawmakers face herculean task with Medicaid
It’s clear that state lawmakers will address exploding Medicaid costs in the upcoming legislative session. It could mean ...
7 people from 5 states accused in $40 million Medicare, Medicaid scheme in Colorado
Seven people from five different states have been indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Colorado Medicaid for more ...
Britt’s IVF bill raises concerns over potential for Medicaid cuts in Alabama, other states
The IVF Protection Act would prohibit Medicaid aid to states that ban IVF, which currently no state is contemplating. But ...
Florida’s health care board sued over Medicaid managed-care plan oversight
Attorneys for people with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Florida Agency for Health Care ...
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Expectant mothers on Medicaid get fewer ultrasounds, warnings for birth defects
The disparity between patients with public and private insurance may play into a further inequality of prenatal diagnoses of ...