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Ohio Medicaid members are receiving vaccine doses at half the state's overall rate due to access barriers, according to the Dayton Daily News and data from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

Dayton, Ohio-based health plan CareSource will pay Medicaid members in its Indiana market $20 to become fully vaccinated. 

More than 150 House Democrats have formed a coalition to pressure President Joe Biden to include an expansion of Medicare benefits in his infrastructure package, according to The New York Times.

A Texas bill to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to six months received an almost unanimous vote in the state Senate, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Adults with health coverage disruptions are more likely to forgo recommended care and medication due to costs compared to adults with continuous coverage, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Telehealth services made available by private commercial health plans throughout the pandemic resulted in a 10-point Net Promoter Score gain in overall member satisfaction, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's 2021 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.

Colorado lawmakers are close to making a public health plan option a reality in the state, according to CPR News.

The following payer executive changes were announced in May:

Eighty-five percent of Americans 50 years and older oppose cutting Medicare to reduce the federal budget deficit, according to a survey from the AARP.

A special session regarding Wisconsin Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act adjourned in less than a minute May 25 without debate or votes, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.