Colorado budget proposal averts severe Medicaid, education cuts; transportation among areas trimmed
Colorado budget writers have finalized the state government’s proposed spending plan — and they’ve done so without ...
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Area planners question state transportation funding program
The Fredericksburg area did very well in the first round of Smart Scale, securing just more than $200 million for 19 projects out of 22 that were submitted. In round five of Smart Scale ...
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Idaho governor signs bill to privatize management, add work requirements to Medicaid program
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that proposes sweeping policy changes to control Medicaid’s costs. House Bill ...
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CT’s community health centers file petition against state over Medicaid rates
The Community Health Center Association of Connecticut sent a petition Tuesday to the Department of Social Services demanding the agency admit it’s violating state and federal law governing ...
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State-by-State Report by Democrats Projects Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage
This article was originally published on Stateline. A report released by Democrats last week details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to ...
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A woman stole from Maryland’s system to treat poor patients — again. This time, it was millions.
Using stolen identities, fake patient records and forged signatures, a Maryland woman already on probation scammed the state out of nearly $3.7 million for mental health services she never actually ...
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Louisiana health department failed to oversee parts of state Medicaid program, audit says
The Louisiana Department of Health failed to properly oversee some $2.4 billion in Medicaid spending aimed at improving the health of the state’s neediest patients, according to a new report ...
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Big changes could be coming to Medicaid. NH families are bracing for the consequences.
Justin Bonny relies on Medicaid for in-home nursing and personal care services, which allow him to live at home. "It's very important to me to have that freedom and independence,” said Bonny ...
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We're members of the House Freedom Caucus. The US must choose: either $20 trillion in debt or Medicaid reform
In 10 years, the United States is on course to add $20 trillion to the national debt, setting the total sum owed by American taxpayers at over $56 trillion. Every year we spend in the red ...
Wall Street Journal23d
In Trump’s Washington, It Pays to Be From Florida
WASHINGTON—Three days before President Trump’s inauguration, Florida mega-lobbyist Brian Ballard threw a party at Mastro’s Steakhouse near the White House with bites of filet mignon, heavy ...
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Medicaid under fire: Deep cuts proposed as state waits for approval to add work requirements
While Ohio seeks to implement work requirements for the Medicaid expansion group, those members could be at risk of losing coverage all together as state and federal lawmakers look to Medicaid to ...
The New York Times23d
Cutting Medicaid?
How Republicans could change the program. By Margot Sanger-Katz I cover health care. Republican leaders in Congress have directed the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion from the ...