Tag: Insurance: Medicaid
Some Patients Charged Copays for Sending Messages Through Patient Portals
Study reveals Medicaid and private insurance copay rates are similar for adults 50 years and older using portal messaging
All-Cause Mortality Increased From 2020 to 2021 Nationwide
Increase was slower in Medicaid expansion states, resulting in net decrease from 2018-2019 to 2021-2022
Alabama Passes Law to Expedite Medicaid Access for Pregnant Women
Bill was passed unanimously by the Alabama state legislature
Mehmet Oz Confirmed as Head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
New appointments also made to lead the NIH and as Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the FDA
Poll Reveals Only 17 Percent Think Medicaid Funding Should Be Cut
Nearly half the population polled think funding should either increase or be kept about the same
Severe Maternal Morbidity Up in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women With Opioid Addiction
Rate of severe maternal morbidity 292.1 per 10,000 live births among those with OUD, with variation seen across states
U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries
Biden Seeks Coverage for GLP-1 RA Medications by Medicare, Medicaid
More than 7 million Americans struggling with obesity would become eligible for coverage under the proposed change
President-Elect Trump to Pick Mehmet Oz to Head CMS
Oz worked as a heart surgeon before helming a hugely successful daytime talk show, focused on health and medicine
