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Politico
Oklahoma voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a ballot measure to extend Medicaid to tens of thousands of poor adults, making their state the first to expand government-backed health insurance during the pandemic.
The vote, which passed with 50.5% support, also throws a wrench in the Trump administration's plan to make Oklahoma the first state to receive its permission to cap Medicaid spending, a longtime goal of conservatives hoping to constrain the safety-net entitlement program.
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Tulsa World
Voters narrowly approved an amendment to the state constitution on Tuesday that expands Medicaid to include many people who previously were ineligible due to income limits on the program.
With all of the precincts counted, the yes votes for State Question 802 held a more than 6,000-vote lead over the no votes, in a contest that came down to rural voters versus urban voters, with the latter winning.
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Alabama Political Reporter
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, called for the U.S. Senate to take action on his legislation to incentivize Alabama and other non-expansion states to expand Medicaid. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a broad package to expand access to quality, affordable health care. Jones' States Achieving Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act was included in the House-approved legislation and would provide the same federal reimbursement to states that expand today as those that chose to expand at the first opportunity.
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Virginia Mercury
Virginia's Medicaid enrollment has increased by 55,000 more people than anticipated since a March 12 declaration of emergency at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid climb in enrollment numbers comes with questions about how the state will shoulder the costs if federal aid ends before Virginia's economy fully recovers from the weight of the crisis.
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Improper Medicaid payments, such as for ineligible patients or for services not provided, were
estimated to be $36.2 billion in fiscal 2018, accounting for 9.8% of Medicaid spending. There is growing pressure on MCO payers to prevent inaccurate payments before they happen to avoid loss of federal funds.
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Montana's new Medicaid work requirement is still pending federal approval to go into effect. In the meantime, enrollment has increased for the first time in over a year.
In 2019, Montana lawmakers passed Medicaid expansion, building in new work and "community engagement" requirements for eligibility. Those requirements were scheduled to go into effect this summer. In the interim, a pandemic has upended both the statewide economy and the employment status and prospects of thousands of Montanans.
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WyoFile
Every July for two decades, volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses gathered at the Wise County Fairgrounds to deliver free medical, dental and vision care. The free clinic attracted thousands of central Appalachian residents, many of whom camped out the night before to secure their spot in line. The event annual event also drew media outlets from around the world with dramatic scenes of people receiving care in trailers and livestock stalls.
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Virginia Business
Amid the COVID-19 public health crisis, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday approved an estimated $30 million in emergency support for primary care doctors, pediatricians and other health care providers who offer general healthcare services to Virginia Medicaid members, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) announced Tuesday.
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Yale News
In a new Yale Cancer Center (YCC) study, researchers have demonstrated that a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). No such change was seen in states that didn't expand their coverage. The findings were published in JAMA Surgery.
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WSAV-TV
Beginning this month, Healthy Connections Medicaid members will be able to receive an extended supply of contraceptive pills.
The change comes after legislative efforts to improve contraceptive access in South Carolina. Representatives Beth Bernstein and Kirkman Finlay pushed for the change.
Their bill, H.3279, would ensure that Medicaid and private insurance cover a 12-month supply of contraception that can be picked up at one time.
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Missourinet
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled the Missouri Legislature violated the Constitution when lawmakers blocked Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. The Republican-controlled General Assembly's budget writing tactic has defunded the organization more than $1 million since 2018. In the 6-1 high court decision, Judge Zel Fischer was the only one siding with the state in the case.
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