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Vox
The races for governor this November in Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia haven't attracted nearly as much attention as next spring's presidential primaries, but they are hugely important to hundreds of thousands of voters without access to health care.
Leaders in the four states have rejected or put tough restrictions on extremely generous federal matching funds allocated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to extend their Medicaid programs to cover families earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Next week, depending on who becomes governor in these states, that could change or solidify.
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Bloomberg
A preliminary injunction barring South Carolina from its attempt to stop Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from receiving Medicaid funds will remain in place, the Fourth Circuit ruled Oct. 29. The ban likely violates the Medicaid Act, the court signaled.
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Portland Press-Herald
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act marketplace begins Friday, and Maine's Medicaid expansion will likely contribute to a decline in 2020 signups for ACA coverage, experts say. But with more people having either an ACA marketplace plan or Medicaid, the state's uninsured rate should plummet.
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Cleveland.com
Ohioans who will be required to work to get health coverage through Medicaid will not be kicked off until a case worker talks to them first.
That's according to the latest paperwork Ohio Medicaid has submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — technically called an implementation plan because it spells out how the work requirements will be carried out.
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MSN
State officials will make some revisions to a plan to overhaul TennCare after sharp criticism at public hearings this month, but the public won't find out what those changes are until after the plan is in the hands of the federal government.
TennCare spokeswoman Sarah Tanksley said Monday the agency will not release its revised plan for a Medicaid block grant until the day the proposal is submitted to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.
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The McDowell News
The number of uninsured children increased nationally by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, reversing a long-standing positive trend according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. Nationwide, more than 4 million children were uninsured in 2018, the highest level since the Affordable Care Act's major coverage provisions took effect in 2014.
In North Carolina, an estimated 130,000 children were uninsured in 2018, an increase of approximately 13% since 2016. This alarming trend took place during a period of economic growth when children should be gaining health coverage.
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HealthDay via Medical Xpress
Medicaid expansion has significant positive effects on self-reported diabetes management, with substantial improvements seen in states with large diabetes populations, according to a study published online in Diabetes Care.
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WNEM-TV
Hundreds of Michigan nursing homes are worried as lawmakers are debating Medicaid cuts.
The cuts are part of changes that were made to the state budget. Nursing homes said their facilities could lose vital staff members.
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Health Data Management
Oklahoma's Medicaid program plans to use data analysis and artificial intelligence to monitor medication use and improve outcomes for its high-risk, high-cost members.
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Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Both Uber and Lyft are continuing to disrupt the healthcare industry — and it could mean ambulance crews have more time to respond to emergencies.
Last week Lyft announced it would be providing rides of eligible Medicaid patients in six states. On Monday, Uber reportedly inked a deal to integrate its app into Cerner Corp.'s electronic health record system.
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