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The Associated Press via The Seattle Times
Idaho officials on Friday submitted a work-requirement waiver to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid expansion, and they say four other waivers will likely be submitted by December.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is also taking public comments on another waiver, taking steps to fix problems with a rejected waiver, and is negotiating with the federal agency.
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The Associated Press via KCTV-TV
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's new council on expanding Medicaid is scheduled to have its first meeting Monday at the Statehouse.
The agenda for the meeting includes a welcome from Kelly and briefings about other states' experiences in expanding Medicaid health coverage for low-income residents.
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Deseret News
Utah lawmakers and advocates' opinions differ on how much partially expanded Medicaid is costing the state — and what should be done after the federal government informally denied enhanced funds two months ago.
Advocates of a full Medicaid expansion in Utah say the state is losing $6.6 million more a month by partially expanding the program. The Utah Health Policy Project got that number from a recent report by Families USA, which claims to have examined Utah’s current enrollment and trend projections.
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The Dickinson Press
Rural residents around Minot who need behavioral health or addiction services face transportation hurdles to gain access. If they have physical disabilities, residential treatment services within Minot might be inaccessible.
That was among messages received by representatives of the North Dakota Department of Human Services at a listening session in Minot regarding the development of a new Medicaid 1915(i) state plan to expand home- and community-based behavioral health services for children and adults.
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Telegram & Gazette
Thousands of disabled adults can live at home, thanks to a Massachusetts program called Adult Foster Care. One expert in the field said more families could possibly take advantage of the program, if only they knew about it.
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Herald & Review
A Medicaid program for impoverished and disabled Floridians provides people with disabilities money to get the services — such as in-home nursing, physical therapy and transportation — they need. But state disability administrators are developing a plan to restructure the state's home and community-based waiver program for more than 34,000, because the Legislature says the state's disabilities agency has spent too much beyond the budget it is given.
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WTHR-TV
An Indiana lawmaker is calling on the governor to scrap a statewide transportation program amid complaints that there are not enough drivers to meet demand. Too often the scheduled rides for Medicaid patients just don't show up.
For over a year now, Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration has promised to fix problems getting Medicaid patients to and from doctor appointments. But system failures are ongoing in all 92 counties leaving some patients stranded.
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The Associated Press via The Charlotte Observer
Rhode Island has been awarded nearly $3.5 million in federal funding for addiction treatment.
The state's congressional delegation announced the grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It's meant to increase the treatment capacity of Medicaid providers for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.
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The Durango Herald
An expected Medicaid expansion next year will allow more low-income Southwest Colorado residents struggling with drug and alcohol addiction to seek more intensive treatment.
Local addiction experts say they hope new access to inpatient and residential addiction treatment can help prevent overdose deaths, which have been rising statewide for decades.
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WVIT-TV
Connecticut will receive $2.9 million in federal funding over 18 months to develop a plan to provide more substance abuse services to Medicaid recipients.
The goal of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grant is to ultimately increase the capacity of Medicaid providers to deliver substance abuse disorder treatment or recovery services.
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