The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...
There are 26 states waiting for their section 1115 Medicaid waivers to gain approval, according to Medicaid.gov. Under the Social Security Act, section 1115 waivers allow states to test healthcare ...
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators publish new report on Opioids. Financial supporters for this research include NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Medicaid officials are still waiting for crucial information about how recent federal changes will affect the 1.9 million Virginians enrolled in the program. Cheryl Roberts, ...
The state submitted an application for federal funds as Medicaid spending cuts put pressure on hospitals and clinics serving ...
As Virginia lawmakers work to finalize a budget, Medicaid expansion and how to fund it remain core issues. Here are six things to know. 1. Virginia House lawmakers included Medicaid expansion with a ...
Virginia’s hard-to-qualify-for Medicaid program is even stingier when it comes to treatment for substance abuse disorders — strictly limiting who can get services and what kinds of services the ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Eastern Virginia could face “devastating losses” to Medicaid and SNAP benefits over the next decade, according to new analysis from Voices for Virginia’s Children. Using the ...
As a man living with cerebral palsy, I know how difficult it is to reach my potential. A neurological disorder caused by oxygen deprivation at birth, cerebral palsy affects my speech, hearing and fine ...