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The Hill
Congress is approaching a healthcare deadline with enormous stakes for millions of people — and this time it isn't about Obamacare. Federal funding for 9 million low- and middle-income children is set to expire at the end of September, setting up a crucial deadline for a Congress already grappling with other high-stakes battle.
The looming deadline for the Children's Health Insurance Program has been overshadowed by the GOP effort to repeal ObamaCare, and lawmakers left town for the summer without addressing the issue.
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The Hill
Sen. Dean Heller is trying to walk a fine line on Obamacare ahead of his tough reelection race next year. The Nevada Republican, considered the most vulnerable GOP senator in the 2018 midterm reelections, is under attack from both the right and the left and is trying to stake out a middle ground.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nevada's Medicaid program, caught in the political crossfire over rising healthcare costs, is far different than the limited federal-state health insurance partnership for the "deserving poor" that President Lyndon Johnson unveiled in 1965. Nevada has a lot riding on the debate over Medicaid. The Silver State is one of 31 states and the District of Columbia that used a provision of the Affordable Care Act to expand their Medicaid programs. As a result, 637,795 Nevada residents — about 20 percent of the total state population — now get some or all of their healthcare costs paid through the program.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
A new report commissioned by the New Hampshire Insurance Department shows that the people covered by New Hampshire's expanded Medicaid program are younger — but also more expensive — than expected. That's raising new questions for lawmakers to consider as they grapple with how the program should continue beyond its current expiration date at the end of 2018.
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Georgia Health News
Georgia's main healthcare agency is requesting an additional $36 million for the current fiscal year and an extra $203 million for fiscal 2019. The board of the state Department of Community Health on Thursday approved those funding requests, which would be added to the base agency budget of $14.8 billion (most of that amount is federal money). Now they go to the governor's office for consideration.
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The Santa Fe New Mexican
A federal inspector general says the computer system behind New Mexico's Medicaid program fell short of the U.S. government's security requirements during a review that found data was left vulnerable and operations were put at risk. A report released last week by the top watchdog at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department did not find evidence that anyone had used the vulnerabilities to break into the state's health insurance program for low-income people.
But the report cautioned that holes in security could have compromised the program’s confidentiality and integrity.
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Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead lamented the $100 million that the state left on the table by choosing not to expand Medicaid, and he expressed concern for the state's hospitals while discussing health care with the Star-Tribune recently. Mead echoed some of the fears that many Wyoming hospital officials have expressed for months: that congressional proposals to overhaul the healthcare system may have negative effects on facilities here and that the state has suffered because it chose not to allow more people to qualify for Medicaid.
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Morning Consult
A majority of voters back the idea of tying Medicaid eligibility to employment status as the Trump administration weighs whether to give more states the power to impose work requirements on the government health program. In a recent Morning Consult/Politico poll, 1,997 registered voters were asked whether they generally support requiring individuals to have a job in order to be eligible for the program. Fifty-one percent of voters said they support that proposal, while 37 percent said they oppose it. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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Kaiser Health News
Each year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a three-week program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Their complaints range widely, from specific problems such as intractable lower-back pain to systemic issues such as fibromyalgia. By the time patients enroll, many have tried just about everything to get their chronic pain under control. Half are taking opioids. In this 40-year-old program, that's a deal breaker. Participants must agree to taper off pain medications during their time at Mayo.
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Times-News
Meredith Peffley of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare writes: "Did you know nearly half a million people a year receive mental health treatment in North Carolina? This alone clearly highlights the need for robust mental health services in our community. I believe that dedicating resources to mental health is critical to keeping Alamance County and North Carolina healthy, and training people to help facilitate this care is essential."
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