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Bangor Daily News
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily open a Medicaid assistance call center in western Maine to help streamline enrollment in MaineCare.
The move comes as Gov. Janet Mills' administration moves ahead rapidly with implementation of voter-approved Medicaid eligibility expansion.
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Forbes
Support in Texas is growing to expand Medicaid as opposition drops in other Republican-leaning states working to increase health coverage to the uninsured.
A new poll of adults shows almost two in three, or 64 percent, support Medicaid expansion in Texas, according to a new statewide survey by the Episcopal Health Foundation. More than 1,200 adults were interviewed from Jan. 3 to Jan. 25 for the analysis.
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The Associated Press via Idaho Statesman
An Idaho House panel on Monday voted to hold a public hearing on legislation that would place limits on Idaho’s Medicaid expansion. The changes could result in fewer Idahoans getting health care through Medicaid expansion, which 61 percent of voters approved in November — with no wording about work requirements or other limitations.
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HFI’s mission is to partner with healthcare clients to improve their fiscal health by advocating for their most vulnerable members. HFI helps members get necessary benefits and income affording them access to important social determinants of health.
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The Daytona Beach-Journal
Healthcare costs in Florida are under a microscope as House Speaker Jose Oliva pushes an ambitious goal of scaling back state health spending.
But Oliva's promises to lower healthcare costs have not prevented House and Senate members from requesting money for everything from hospital construction projects to increased access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction to providing care to survivors of human trafficking.
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Modern Healthcare
Louisiana on Monday issued a request for proposals for managed-care companies hoping to serve the state's more than 1.5 million Medicaid members under new contracts beginning in January 2020.
Louisiana will award contracts to up to four managed-care companies, down from five insurers today. Those five, whose current contracts will expire at the end of this year, are Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas, Anthem's Healthy Blue, Centene's Louisiana Healthcare Connections and UnitedHealthcare.
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Monroe News Star
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy has asked the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to investigate Louisiana's Medicaid program after he publicly blistered the state's health agency and its leader earlier this week.
Kennedy wrote a letter to federal Medicaid Administrator Seema Verma asking the agency to "investigate whether or not the Louisiana Department of Health has violated federal Medicaid regulations."
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The Hays Daily News
A new study from the Kansas Health Institute concludes Medicaid expansion in Kansas would serve an additional 130,000 low-income adults and children with a first-year net cost of $47.4 million.
The study is expected to shape debate on Medicaid expansion in the coming weeks after the issue was relegated to the back seat during the first half of the Legislative session. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has made expansion a top priority while Republican leadership is opposed.
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St. Louis Public Radio
Missouri likely would not have to spend any additional money to expand Medicaid to insure more low-income people, according to a report from the Washington University Center on Health Economics and Policy.
The state spends nearly $4 billion to provide Medicaid to people with disabilities, pregnant women, children and some seniors.
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The New York Times
The drugmaker Eli Lilly will begin selling a cheaper version of its most popular insulin, Humalog, in an effort to head off criticism about the rising costs of prescription drugs, the company said Monday.
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A commercial Medicaid plan in Nevada leveraged MCG solutions in its community health program and reduced ER visits by 20% and hospital readmissions by 30%. Click here to learn more about how MCG can support improved member outcomes and cost control.
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The Baltimore Sun
Fatal drug overdoses had been climbing for years when Maryland health officials decided to target a particularly vulnerable group: Those leaving prison or jail.
They have high rates of addiction, but low rates of insurance for treatment. So the state sought federal permission to skip the usual paperwork to get them temporary Medicaid cards.
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WKRN-TV
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee gave his first State of the State address Monday in front of a joint session of the General Assembly.
The Republican governor covered an array of topics, among the most notable, however, was the topic of education.
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