Colorado Medicaid program mistakenly paid providers 10 times too much
In November, Colorado Medicaid officials corrected a mistake. Five years earlier, they’d told contracted transportation providers in metro…
A plan to cut Medicaid rates for Coloradans with disabilities gets no support from governing board
When it came time for any of the Colorado Medical Services Board members to make a motion, there…
Former Michigan doctor heads to trial on 23 counts of Medicaid fraud
A former Saginaw, Michigan, physician will stand trial on 23 counts of Medicaid fraud, Michigan Attorney General Dana…
Rady Children’s Health to stop transgender care amid Trump admin threats
The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month…
Philadelphia health workers push to block Medicaid cuts
All of this makes it especially difficult for organizations and communities that hope to open new health care…
Louisiana Department of Health leaders discuss major changes to Medicaid, SNAP programs coming soon
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Louisiana health officials discussed significant changes to Medicaid and SNAP programs during the…
Colorado Medicaid officials say $25 million was bilked in fraud scheme
A Medicaid fraud scheme targeting a free transportation program that shuttled patients to medical appointments cost an estimated…
Hochul’s reckless $260B budget plan: Spend now, worry later
Gov. Kathy Hochul was pretty open about her approach in drawing up the $260 billion “budget” she rolled…
Montana’s rural health windfall, explained
In late December, state and federal officials celebrated the announcement of a health care funding windfall. The administration…
At JPM 2026, top CMS officials face questions from health care execs
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