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Athens Banner-Herald
The number of people without health insurance increased from the previous year for the first time since the Great Recession, according to new figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"The poverty rate went down, the economy is doing well, and yet we're still seeing more people uninsured," said Laura Skopec, a senior researcher for the nonprofit Urban Institute's Health Policy Center.
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The Times-Picayune
The number of Americans across the U.S. without health insurance rose for the first time in a decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But in Louisiana, more people are covered than ever before, bucking the national trend.
Louisiana’s uninsured rate declined slightly from 8.4% in 2017 to 8% percent in 2018, reflecting 19,000 newly covered residents, according the bureau's annual report on health insurance coverage released Tuesday. Nationally, the uninsured rate is 8.9%.
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mHealthIntelligence
A bill to expand Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth and telemental health programs has been vetoed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a casualty in the Democratic governor's ongoing battle with Republican lawmakers over a state budget and Medicaid expansion.
H.B. 555 would have, among other things, required the state's Department of Health and Human Services to make several changes in how the state mandates funding for connected health services.
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Michigan Radio
Legislation that would ease monthly reporting rules for Healthy Michigan enrollees is headed to Governor Whitmer's desk.
The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to the bipartisan plan from Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) and Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D-East Lansing).
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Post Register
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has released a waiver that would require most Medicaid patients to get a referral before seeking family planning services from anyone other than their primary doctor.
Public comment has opened, the department said in a news release Wednesday, and will continue through Oct. 12. The state will then submit the proposed waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval.
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HealthPayerIntelligence
CMS approved the second part of Alaska's Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver addressing behavioral healthcare. The first part, addressing substance abuse care, was approved in November 2018 and went into effect July 1, 2019.
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Fiddlehead Focus
Maine is more than eight months into Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act and trends around who is enrolling and where they live are starting to emerge, bucking some expectations and pointing out access challenges.
The state has enrolled more than 36,000 people in the program as of last Friday, about half of the 70,000 residents expansion is estimated to cover after implementation earlier this year. Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew told lawmakers the department would reach 70,000 enrollees by December, the Associated Press reported in June.
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NPR Illinois
Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services plans to put all 16,000 children in its custody on Medicaid health insurance. But at a hearing Tuesday, state lawmakers expressed skepticism, saying they’re worried those kids may fall through the cracks.
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Tampa Bay Business Journal
The Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida has launched a new website as part of an effort to protect hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding targeted to 28 hospitals that provide care to the most Medicaid patients.
Launched Monday, criticalcarefund.com highlights the role the hospitals play in Florida’s health care system. "Critical care fund" also was the moniker the statewide association used earlier this year to describe $319 million in supplemental funds targeted to the 28 facilities across Florida.
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The Lewiston Tribune
The Latah County commissioners plan to submit written comments opposing Idaho's efforts to impose work requirements on expanded Medicaid recipients.
The commissioners discussed the issue during a work session Wednesday morning.
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