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Local advocates mark Medicare, Medicaid anniversary, push for affordable health care

13WHAM ABC Rochester provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, health reports, notices of events and items of interest in the community, local sports and entertainment programming for Rochester and nearby towns and communities including Greece, Victor, Pittsford, Penfield, Henrietta, Webster, Irondequoit, Fairport, Chili, Gates, Rush, Wheatland, Canandaigua, Farmington, Spencerport and Hilton.

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Jul 30 • 8:54 PM EDT • Health • 13wham.com
Wisconsin Department of Health Services shares Medicaid work requirement compliance plans

Wisconsin's Department of Health Services outlined how it will implement new federal

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Jul 30 • 5:09 PM EDT • Health • fox11online.com
How Medicaid fraud could affect your tax dollars and health care

Local 12 WKRC-TV is the local station for breaking news, weather forecasts, traffic alerts, community news, Cincinnati Bengals, Reds and FC Cincinnati sports updates, and CBS programming for the Cincinnati , Ohio area, including Avondale, Blue Ash, Bond Hill, Camp Washington, Cheviot, Cleves, Colerain Township, Columbia-Tusculum, Corryville, Norwood, Delhi, East Price Hill, Golf Manor, Hyde Park, Lebanon, Loveland, Lower Price Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Mount Adams, Mount Airy, Mount Healthy, Mount Lookout, Mount Washington, Oakley, Over-The-Rhine, Reading, Sedamsville, Sharonville, Springdale, St. Bernard, South Cumminsville, Symmes Township, Mason, Hamilton, Union Township, Walnut Hills, West Chester, Wyoming, West Price Hill, Westwood, Winton Hills, Alexandria, Bellevue, Covington, Crescent Springs, Erlanger, Fort Mitchell, Fort Thomas, Fort Wright, Florence, Hebron, Highland Heights, Newport, Southgate, Villa Hills, Walton, Aurora, Greendale, and Lawrenceburg.

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Jul 30 • 1:20 PM EDT • Health • local12.com
Ebola outbreak nears milestone, but vaccine is close

Medicaid work rules, FTC sues Hims, and more health news from Morning Rounds

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Jul 30 • 7:49 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Chronically ill people face confusion over new Medicaid work rules and ‘medically frail’ exemption

Patients, advocates, and experts fear the difficulty in documenting a frailty exemption to Medicaid work requirements will lead to millions losing coverage.

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Jul 30 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Health officials say cuts to nursing aid for disabled children being reversed

An executive councilor is calling for an immediate investigation into the health and well-being of severely disabled children covered by Medicaid who might have seen their nursing care cut in recent months.

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Jul 29 • 6:33 PM EDT • Health • wmur.com
In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid

Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data.

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Jul 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • opb.org
Legal Analysis Offers Insights for Improved Data Sharing, Better Health

State public health and Medicaid agencies each collect large amounts of data, and sharing that data across agencies could offer a more complete picture of residents’ health and the factors that shape it. To support expanded data sharing, The Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned a first-of-its-kind legal analysis of federal and state laws governing how such critical information is shared.

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Jul 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • pew.org
Apple Health Coverage Ends for Some Washington Residents on September 30 – Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Beginning October 1, 2026, some Washington residents will lose Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage because of changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). People who may lose…

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Jul 28 • 6:03 PM EDT • Health • wscadv.org
Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 28, 2026 | Insights

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would establish new indirect hold harmless thresholds for healthcare-related taxes.

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Jul 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • hklaw.com
Federal survey shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug use

A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction shows continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people.

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Jul 27 • 5:11 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Denver Health's 166-year mission threatened as federal cuts loom

Denver Health faces $65 million in annual Medicaid cuts by 2032 as federal policy changes threaten the safety-net hospital's mission to serve uninsured and low-income patients.

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Jul 27 • 4:25 PM EDT • Health • bizjournals.com
Don't create political theater — fund the Medicaid fraud fighters

The governor's and attorney general's Medicaid fraud task force seems to be ignoring the real solutions for strengthening Iowa's enforcement.

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Jul 27 • 2:52 PM EDT • Politics • iowacapitaldispatch.com
Questions remain on rural health transformation funds effects on rural hospitals

But experts agree that the fund is not a solution to cuts to Medicaid and broader, systemic challenges of rural healthcare.

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Jul 26 • 4:00 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Back-to-school giveaway connects families with health services, Medicaid info

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center is helping families get ready for back-to-school season.

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Jul 25 • 6:41 PM EDT • Health • kctv5.com
Shapiro Administration Highlights $1 Million Housing Investment to Improve Health, Lower Health Care Spending for PA Medicaid Recipients

Shapiro Administration Highlights $1 Million Housing Investment to Improve Health, Lower Health Care Spending for PA Medicaid Recipients

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Jul 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • pa.gov
National Democratic PAC announces $17M fall ad buy targeting Ashley Hinson

The campaign ad buy, scheduled for fall, will focus on U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's votes related to tariffs, the Iran war and Medicaid cuts.

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Jul 23 • 7:02 AM EDT • Politics • iowacapitaldispatch.com
New Report Examines How States Can Protect Pregnant/Postpartum Enrollees from Losing Health Coverage Due to Work Reporting Requirements (And Why We Should Still Be Worried)

As awareness has grown about the new Medicaid work reporting requirements (WRRs) that have already been put in place in some states but are mandated to begin January 1 of next year, it has created layers of confusion about who will be required to report work hours. Our new report on pregnant women and WRRs […]

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Jul 22 • 10:44 AM EDT • Health • ccf.georgetown.edu
Nevada health officials brace for new Medicaid work requirements

Nevada health officials are preparing to phase in sweeping new work requirements for the largest safety-net insurance program in the state, a move that will impact an estimated 280,000 Nevadans who benefited from expanded Medicaid coverage.

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Jul 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • nevadacurrent.com
New Jersey’s Noncitizen Voting Reveal Is a Nightmare For Democrats | WSJ Politics Newsletter for July 22

Plus, Pete Hegseth says the cost of the war in Iran is now $37.5 billion, and the administration freezes $1 billion in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota.

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Jul 22 • 7:04 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Trump administration deferring Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the administration of targeting it for political reasons

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Jul 21 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump administration deferring Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the administration of targeting it for political reasons

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Jul 21 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Pressley, Warren, Booker, Moore, Dingell, Adams, Underwood, Colleagues Renew Push to Combat Maternal Health Crisis

Mamas First Act would expand Medicaid coverage to include prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care provided by doulas, midwives, tribal midwives,...

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Jul 21 • 1:51 PM EDT • Health • pressley.house.gov
US Health Secretary Kennedy says CMS is pausing Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota

The Trump administration is ​pausing over $1 ‌billion in Medicaid payments to ​California and ​Minnesota "because of suspected ⁠fraud and ​noncompliance," U.S. Health ​Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said ​on Tuesday.

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Jul 21 • 10:53 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
US Health Secretary Kennedy Says CMS Is Pausing Medicaid Payments to California and Minnesota

July 21 (Reuters) - ⁠The ⁠Trump ⁠administration is pausing over $1 billion ‌in Medicaid ‌payments ⁠to California ⁠and Minnesota "because of suspected fraud and noncompliance," U.S. Health Secretary ⁠Robert F. ⁠Kennedy, ⁠Jr. said on Tuesday. "If those states ⁠want that money they ⁠need to ...

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Jul 21 • 10:53 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Defense lawyers in demand amidst health care fraud crackdown

The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding AI-powered health care fraud enforcement as prosecutors target Medicare and Medicaid fraud with advanced analytics nationwide.

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Jul 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • masslawyersweekly.com
Netflix actress, model plead guilty to $3.4M Medicaid fraud scheme

The unusual defendants were swept up as part of a larger investigation into healthcare fraud in the Minnesota housing services program. An alleged third co-conspirator has pleaded not guilty and will take her chances at a jury trial.

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Jul 20 • 8:03 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

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Jul 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Rising health insurance costs slam Mississippi

Mississippi's working poor have been hit with rising health insurance exchange costs and no Medicaid expansion, meaning they have less access to healthcare than most Americans.

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Jul 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • mississippitoday.org
CEO: Medicaid work requirements will hurt Iowa healthcare

The Gazette spoke with Joe Lock, president and CEO of the Eastern Iowa Health Center, to understand how the new rule will impact the clinic and its patients.

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Jul 19 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • thegazette.com
Kansas City health and faith leaders team up to help minimize Medicaid coverage loss

New work requirements and twice-yearly eligibility checks are expected to cause millions of adults to lose Medicaid coverage. But community religious leaders and health advocates have been meeting every other week to plan and strategize about how to mitigate the damage.

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Jul 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kcur.org
Trump’s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak

Experts say layoffs, reduced disease surveillance and Medicaid cuts have made the foodborne parasite more difficult to track and contain

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Jul 18 • 9:32 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
ACA and Medicaid changes hang over health earnings

Insurers and health systems already are feeling the effects of significant enrollment drops and changes in who's paying for care.

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Jul 17 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Doctors fear Medicaid changes will force them to decide who’s too sick to work

Physicians say new Medicaid rules starting Jan. 1 regarding employment will undermine their relationships with patients.

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Jul 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
CT Congressman Wants Legal Support For Patients Denied Health Coverage

The act would establish a grant program through the Department of Labor to help law schools set up consumer advocate programs where patients can receive no-cost legal assistance with their insurance claim appeal.

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Jul 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • ctnewsjunkie.com
Oral health advocates try to unravel mystery of two NC budget paragraphs

A budget provision about dental Medicaid services, ambulatory surgical centers confounds oral health organizations, advocates.

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Jul 17 • 4:22 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
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Medicare wants to shake up how it pays for clinical AI

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes major changes to RPM, clinical AI payment models.

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Jul 16 • 10:48 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Two more insurers sue CMS over Medicare Advantage star rating methodology

The lawsuits come days after Elevance Health filed a complaint of its own, asking a court to compel the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remain consistent in how it doles out stars.

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Jul 16 • 7:06 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Views on Fraud in Government Health Programs

As the 2026 midterms approach, health care costs remain voters' top health priority, but fraud in government health programs, including Medicaid and Medicare, is resonating with Republican voters, 55% of whom say it's extremely important for candidates to address. Most voters say there is at least “some” fraud in government health programs, but larger shares say there is fraud in the tax system, defense, and foreign aid, while the smallest share sees fraud in the ACA Marketplaces.

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Jul 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
AHA responds to CMS on potential modifications to ACA’s Essential Health Benefits

The AHA July 15 responded to a request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Affordable Care Act’s Essential Health Benefits framework, which creates the guardrails for defining comprehensive insurance coverage.

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Jul 15 • 11:39 AM EDT • Health • aha.org
Elevance shuts down D.C. Medicaid business, eyes additional exits after passable Q2

Elevance will leave D.C. this summer and is considering other markets to depart, executives said. The company outperformed Wall Street expectations in the second quarter — but not by much, and its stock fell accordingly.

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Jul 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • healthcaredive.com
Trump administration claims healthcare fraud crackdown has saved taxpayers $5.56B in six months

A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General shows most of the money comes from a small number of huge cases, where the federal government was able to reclaim hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid funds being abused by criminal defendants.

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Jul 14 • 8:08 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
They harvest the nation’s food, but a new rule may strip them of health insurance

Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. It’s a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, as new work requirements kick in for the federal-state healthcare […]

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Jul 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • northdakotamonitor.com
Facing funding losses, states call out big businesses with employees on Medicaid
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The policy gaps in behavioral health coverage — and what it’ll take to close them, per 1 exec

Nearly four years after the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched, states, payers and county systems still define behavioral health crisis care inconsistently, and Medicare offers limited coverage for community-based crisis stabilization services — leaving safety-net funding, Medicaid, federal block grants, and state and local dollars to carry the cost for nearly 200 million Americans. […]

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Jul 13 • 7:28 PM EDT • Health • beckersbehavioralhealth.com
Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender affirming care for youth nationally.

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Jul 13 • 4:22 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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They harvest the nation’s food, but a new rule may strip them of health insurance

Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. It’s a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, as new work requirements kick in for the federal-state healthcare […]

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Jul 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • arkansasadvocate.com
New Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska prompt ‘extreme mass confusion’

In the first state to implement the Trump administration mandate, Medicaid participants are anxious for information — and are struggling to get it.

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Jul 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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They harvest the nation’s food — and a new rule may strip them of health insurance

For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk under new rules.

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Jul 11 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • timesofsandiego.com
NC’s first full budget since 2023 reflects transformed health policy landscape

It’s been more than 1,000 days since the legislature passed a state budget, but sweeping federal health care changes may force North Carolina to rethink how it funds Medicaid, food assistance and other health programs.

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Jul 10 • 3:35 PM EDT • Health • bpr.org
CMS Releases Medicare Home Health Payment Proposed Rule for 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule updating the Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2027.

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Jul 10 • 11:37 AM EDT • Health • mha.org
HHSC Names New Chief Counsel, Texas Medicaid Director | Texas Health and Human Services

HHSC names key leadership appointments to lead the agency’s Chief Counsel Division, and guide Texas Medicaid and CHIP Services.

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Jul 9 • 3:59 PM EDT • Health • hhs.texas.gov
CMS Approach to Work Reporting Requirement Won’t Work for People with Substance Use Disorders or Mental Health Conditions

By Deborah Steinberg, Senior Health Policy Attorney, Legal Action Center A few weeks ago, CCF explained how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new interim final rule with comment period (IFR) that went far beyond its authority to implement the new work reporting requirements. H.R. 1 – the budget reconciliation law […]

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Jul 9 • 8:42 AM EDT • Health • ccf.georgetown.edu
CENTENE SUBSIDIARY MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN OF ILLINOIS AWARDED ILLINOIS MEDICAID CONTRACT

/PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (Centene) (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives, announced today...

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Jul 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
Pelosi, Rowe-Finkbeiner: We can fix health care, but Trump chooses Iran

Republicans triggered this health care crisis by slashing $1 trillion from Medicaid and failing to extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

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Jul 9 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Pa. advocates fear Medicaid cuts, work requirements could impact those with serious illnesses, mental health issues

Changes to Medicaid under H.R. 1 include new work requirements and restrictions on who is eligible for the safety net insurance program.

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Jul 8 • 7:02 PM EDT • Health • whyy.org
Oregon eyes $421 million in Medicaid cuts, including fewer benefits and limits on prescription drugs

Major cuts are coming to the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s free healthcare program covering 1.4 million children and low-income adults. But the group of experts Gov. Tina Kotek charged with minimizing the harm of those cuts has given her no definitive recommendations.

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Jul 8 • 12:31 AM EDT • Health • opb.org
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CMS Proposes Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update

What: On July 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule to update the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. Why: The proposed rule i

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Digital Health Tools and Technologies: An Overview of CMS’ Recent Efforts to Expand Their Use in Medicare

As an increasing share of older adults have adopted digital health technologies over the past several years, and with most expressing interest in using them to manage their health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced several initiatives to expand the use of digital health technologies in Medicare. This brief summarizes these initiatives and draws on data from various surveys, including KFF Tracking Polls from September 2025 and March 2026, to highlight facts about recent experiences with and use of digital health tools among Medicare beneficiaries and older adults more generally.

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Jul 7 • 12:13 PM EDT • Health • kff.org
Elevance Health sues CMS in latest challenge to Medicare Advantage star rating methodology

The complaint accuses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of failing to properly recalculate its grades for Medicare Part C plans, something it promised to do in June.

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Jul 7 • 7:27 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood, Maine provider

Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.

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Jul 7 • 7:21 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
New Iowa Medicaid fraud task force draws questions from retired health administrator

A retired health care administrator is questioning Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to form a new task force aimed at fighting Medicaid fraud, saying the state’s focus overlooks what she sees as a larger problem: health care becoming less affordable.

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Jul 6 • 7:36 PM EDT • Health • kcrg.com
Health insurer Centene to stop participating in Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion

DHS will transfer enrollees in the three Centene plans to other plans for which they are eligible, an agency spokesperson said.

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Jul 6 • 6:53 PM EDT • Health • arkansasadvocate.com
'Yes, this does suck': NYC health officials brace for new Medicaid work rules

The new city budget includes $3M for hiring community health workers to help people navigate the changes.

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Jul 6 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • gothamist.com
New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage

A work requirement is coming to Medicaid. Sam Whitehead tells WAMU’s “Health Hub” how to keep your coverage — and who’s exempt from the new rule.

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Jul 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Protect Medicaid to Protect Children's Health

Medicaid is the largest source of health coverage for children in the United States. Cuts to the program would put kids' health — and their futures — at risk.

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Jul 5 • 2:10 PM EDT • Health • firstfocus.org
Secure the Future of Children's Health Care Coverage

Nearly half of America's children rely on Medicaid and CHIP for their health coverage. This fact sheet lays out the steps Congress must take to secure children's health care coverage for the future.

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Jul 5 • 1:27 AM EDT • Health • firstfocus.org
Months after Mayo Clinic left, some rural towns adjust to a ‘completely different health continuum’

With impending federal changes to Medicaid, workforce issues and the increasing cost of American healthcare, many rural healthcare providers are in a period of uncertainty.

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Jul 4 • 7:10 PM EDT • Health • twincities.com
Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood

Despite the restoration of Medicaid funding for health care services -- but not abortions -- dozens of closed clinics are not likely to reopen.

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Jul 4 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • politico.com
Universal Health Services (UHS) Is Up 8.7% After CMS Proposes Hospital Payment Increase and Analyst Support

In recent days, Universal Health Services received a boost after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 2.4% payment rate increase for hospitals, alongside supportive analyst commentary on its operating performance and upcoming second-quarter results. This regulatory tailwind for hospital reimbursement comes as UHS continues to expand its behavioral health footprint and prepare for its next earnings update, potentially influencing how investors assess its longer-term growth...

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Jul 4 • 8:09 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion

Here Now Health isn't an AI-based company, but its quick path from an idea in founder Michelle Turner's mind to an operating mental health platform for foster children relied deeply on the technology now restructuring the U.S. economy. Working from her Virginia Beach home, she used AI tools to school herself in startup culture, create a business plan and fine-tune a presentation for early-stage investors. Funding began to flow, and the company, launched in ‌January 2025, now has 16 employees and is certified in three states to provide Medicaid-funded mental health counseling for children entering the foster system, a gap in care she identified through her own experience as a foster parent.

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Jul 4 • 6:01 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
One year after passage, Trump health care law remains politically divisive

After the Big Beautiful Bill Act passed, Dr. Mehmet Oz says the law reduced fraud and stabilized Medicaid programs.

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Jul 3 • 1:37 PM EDT • Health • scrippsnews.com
How does Maryland stack up in preventing and prosecuting Medicaid fraud?

High-profile federal Medicaid fraud prosecutions, including the indictment of a Dundalk pharmacist, raised questions about how Maryland works to prevent and prosecute fraud.

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Jul 3 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • baltimoresun.com
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Oregon Health Authority director Sejal Hathi announces resignation

Hathi’s departure is a surprise and comes as OHA is preparing to cut $421 million from medicaid after years of expanding the program.

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Jul 2 • 3:22 PM EDT • Health • opb.org
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A Medicaid fee in New Jersey is now in place for some businesses. More states may follow

The new legislation signed by Governor Sherrill will charge companies that have at least 50 employees covered by Medicaid.

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Jul 2 • 11:41 AM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com
New Jersey will charge fees to employers with low-income workers on Medicaid, and other states could follow suit

New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.

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Jul 2 • 10:33 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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State health officials celebrate extended Medicaid coverage after pregnancy

Eligible pregnant people can now qualify for one year of Medicaid coverage postpartum instead of only 60 days, thanks to a state law passed earlier this year.

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Jul 1 • 4:39 PM EDT • Health • wpr.org
With DeGette’s loss, Raul Ruiz eyes her job on a powerful health panel - Live Updates

The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction over HHS, Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid.

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Jul 1 • 12:46 PM EDT • Health • politico.com
With DeGette’s loss, Raul Ruiz eyes her job on a powerful health panel - Live Updates

The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction over HHS, Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid.

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Jul 1 • 12:46 PM EDT • Health • politico.com
CMS proposes updates to home health payments for CY 2027, updates to provider enrollment and quality and value-based purchasing programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 1 issued its calendar year 2027 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The rule proposes a 2.4% update, which includes a 3.1% market basket update, reduced by a 1.0 percentage point cut for productivity, as well as an 0.3 percentage point increase related to outlier payments. In addition, the agency proposes a temporary cut of 3.0% that it states is necessary to achieve budget-neutral implementation of the Patient-driven Groupings Model.

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Jul 1 • 12:34 PM EDT • Health • aha.org
Affordable Healthcare Emerges as a Voter Priority in Purple Nevada

The Trump administration’s cuts to Medicaid and SNAP may complicate Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s reelection chances.

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Jul 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
NC’s first full budget since 2023 reflects transformed health policy landscape

North Carolina's first full budget since 2023 reflects Medicaid expansion, Healthy Opportunities Pilot funding, SNAP changes and new federal health policies.

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Jul 1 • 3:30 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Medicaid work requirements challenged by coalition of 26 states

Led by Massachusetts and California, the plaintiffs say CMS ignored the will of Congress by strictly defining a “medically frail” exemption that would allow a person access to safety net medical coverage.

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Jul 1 • 12:15 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Richmond mental health agency operator charged in $49.6M Medicaid fraud scheme

The operator of a Richmond mental health agency faces federal charges after prosecutors say she ran a years-long Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted low-income and homeless Virginians.

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Jun 30 • 8:40 PM EDT • Health • wtvr.com
Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit over low performance

The funding suspension is part of the Republican administration's broader anti-fraud actions in the healthcare sector.

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Jun 30 • 4:52 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit

The move is the second suspension of a state Medicaid fraud unit this year by the Republican Trump administration.

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Jun 30 • 3:18 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Oklahoma Health Care Authority board approves balanced budget despite funding gaps

Budget cuts and modifications are leaving the state Medicaid agency with "razor-thin margins" as it enters the 2027 fiscal year.

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Jun 30 • 10:55 AM EDT • Health • kosu.org
Strengthening Collaboration between Workforce, Health, and Human Services to Meet New Federal Requirements

Human Services Policy Advisors Institute | June 24th, 2026 H.R. 1, or “The One Big Beautiful Bill”, introduced significant changes to work requirements across major health and human services programs. including expanding the populations subject to SNAP time limits, reducing state/territory SNAP waiver flexibility, and creating new work requirements in Medicaid. These changes accelerate the […]

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Jun 30 • 9:03 AM EDT • Health • nga.org
Half of states sue over Medicaid work requirements

FDA peptide panelists, a new study on Covid and flu shots, and more health news from Morning Rounds

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Jun 30 • 8:14 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Unredacted comments from California hospital lawsuits show stunning admissions and a 'forced' McKinsey collaboration

Who controls the Medicaid market, GLP-1 usage and pizza household costs, and more from Health Care Inc.

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Jun 29 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Wisconsin moms on Medicaid now get 12 months of coverage

Wisconsin’s new law extends mothers’ Medicaid coverage for a full year after birth. Medical experts say it will save lives.

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Jun 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • captimes.com
12 arrested in South Florida in nationwide investigation into $6.5B health care fraud

Investigators say Medicaid and Medicare thieves in South Florida bilked taxpayers for $27 million for everything from fake therapy to medical equipment patients never received. Officials seized the stolen taxpayer money from Key West to Fort Pierce.

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Jun 25 • 2:52 PM EDT • Health • nbcmiami.com
5 states targeting Medicaid behavioral health enrollment amid fraud concerns

At least five states have taken steps in 2026 to restrict new Medicaid behavioral health provider enrollments as stakeholders seek to curb fraud, waste and abuse while strengthening oversight of high-risk services. The developments come as the Trump administration aims to crack down on healthcare fraud. On June 25, the Justice Department charged 455 people, […]

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Jun 25 • 2:46 PM EDT • Health • beckersbehavioralhealth.com
CMS projects national health spending grew to $5.7 trillion in 2025

National health spending is projected to have reached $5.7 trillion in 2025, up 7.3% from 2024, according to an analysis by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published yesterday by Health Affairs. It marks the third consecutive year of growth greater than 7%. CMS projects growth to continue in 2026 due to continued demand for high-cost retail prescription drugs, mostly from individuals with Medicare and private insurance.

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Jun 25 • 10:44 AM EDT • Health • aha.org
4 charged in Nebraska as part of DOJ national health care fraud takedown

Criminal charges announced today are tied to alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska.

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Jun 24 • 11:26 PM EDT • Health • wowt.com
Louisville doctor, nurse and nonprofit founder charged in federal health care fraud crackdown

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Kentucky announced charges in four separate cases involving alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, misuse medical credentials and controlled substances, and submit

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Jun 24 • 10:30 PM EDT • Health • wdrb.com
Medicaid-focused Cityblock acquiring MA business Homeward Health

Cityblock Health has raised $886 million and Homeward Health has raised roughly $72 million.

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Jun 24 • 4:30 PM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Medicaid-focused Cityblock acquiring MA business Homeward Health

Cityblock Health has raised $886 million and Homeward Health has raised roughly $72 million.

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Jun 24 • 4:30 PM EDT • Business • axios.com
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DOJ announces $6.5B healthcare fraud takedown with record Medicaid enforcement

The Department of Justice unveiled charges against 455 people, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in healthcare schemes that involved mor | Law enforcement unveiled charges against 455 defendants for their alleged participation in healthcare schemes, among which fraudulent amniotic wound allografts and undelivered Medicaid services were spotlighted.

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Jun 23 • 5:00 PM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Lead Maine petitions DHHS to adopt new Medicaid rules

Libby emphasized that neither initiative would cut benefits or eligibility for MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program that spends more than $1.4 billion a year and serves 400,000 Mainers.

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Jun 23 • 1:45 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com