Medicaid

Medicaid expansion campaign Florida Decides Healthcare relaunched efforts to collect signatures, now for the 2028 ballot, according to a Feb. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. The proposed amendment would boost Medicaid eligibility for those between ages 18 and 64…

Nevada Medicaid is seeking proposals from insurers to offer a Coordination Only Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan. Proposals are due Feb. 17, with a contract expected to run from Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2030. The state may award…

CMS has issued a final rule that will end states’ ability to levy provider taxes to generate additional federal Medicaid matching funds, a financing mechanism the agency characterized as a “loophole.” The rule, effective April 3, implements changes included in…

Ten health technology companies have pledged more than $600 million in no-cost and discounted services to help states implement Medicaid work requirements. According to a Jan. 29 news release from CMS, the commitments support implementation of work, education and community-based…

Forty-eight states, plus the District of Columbia, have been offering continuous Medicaid coverage for one year postpartum — but states do not always set clear expectations for how their managed care organizations can support this population. In 2021, states were…

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pressing the Texas HHS Office of the Inspector General and HHS Commission to investigate the state’s Medicaid program for fraud, according to a Jan. 16 letter. The push comes weeks after the federal HHS froze…

L.A. Care Health Plan is laying off 225 employees by March 13. The insurer told Becker’s the move affects 3% of its workforce and was driven by federal and state Medi-Cal budget reductions, which subsequently led to organizational restructuring. Impacted…

As Minnesota faces scrutiny over fraud in its public assistance programs, the state is planning to freeze provider enrollment across 13 Medicaid services, according to a Jan. 8 news release from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The statement said…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he does not support repealing the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion program, The Idaho Statesman reported Jan. 8.  Mr. Little’s statement comes after a panel of Idaho lawmakers in December recommended repealing the program, which provides…

Wisconsin’s Medicaid program is projecting a $213.2 million shortfall through fiscal year 2027, driven largely by higher-than-expected enrollment in long-term managed care programs, according to a Jan. 5 report from the state Department of Health Services. The projected deficit, which…