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Amid drastic Medicaid cuts, Ohio Department of Health director lays out rural program funding plans
How OB3 Medicaid Changes Affect Tribal Health Organizations
See how Tribal health organizations can plan for the financial impact of Medicaid cuts and eligibility requirements in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3).
Providence Oregon CEO Discusses “Joint Decision” With Insurer to Restrict Access to Specialty Care
More than 200,000 CareOregon Medicaid members in the Portland area can no longer get new referrals to most Providence Medical Group specialists. But the Providence Oregon CEO says the system and insurer could modify the arrangement if needed.
Burcum: Target Medicaid fraud, not innocent people’s health care
"Medicaid serves a highly vulnerable population with few alternatives for coverage," columnist Jill Burcum writes.
Medicare spending set to nearly double in 10 years and Medicaid and ACA spending up a third, CBO says, just as Trump’s tax cut shortens its lifespan
Medicare spending alone will nearly double over the next decade, but the CBO projects its underlying trust fund will run dry by 2040.
US: Trump administration pauses Minnesota health funds
US Vice President JD Vance has announced a halt in Medicaid health payments to Minnesota, a day after President Donald Trump put him in charge of a "war on fraud."
Trump Administration Prioritizes Affordability by Announcing Major Crackdown on Health Care Fraud
Today HHS announced new steps to crack down on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid to protect patients and taxpayers and improve affordability.
Medicaid Plays an Important Role in Providing Health Coverage to Key Populations
Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.
WA Democrats drop push for business tax to cover Medicaid costs
Washington Democrats are likely abandoning plans for a tax on employers like Walmart, whose workers get health care through Medicaid.
Lawmakers talk zoning changes, homeschooling: CT politics news
Plus: Talk of bans on non-disclosure agreements and sale-leasebacks of hospitals, Medicaid reimbursement rates and more.
A third patient has died after Idaho cut a Medicaid mental health service
A man in his 40s, who had severe mental illness and lived with his family in the Boise area, died recently after Idaho cut critical mental health services, according to a clinic owner who leads the local treatment team.
Bill allows Medicaid coverage for inmate mental health care
The bill will provide covered services within 90 days of release from prison or jail, and provide a 30-day supply of medication after release.
A third patient has died after Idaho cut a Medicaid mental health service
Idaho Medicaid contractor Magellan cut the service after provider pay cuts stemming from Gov. Brad Little's executive order.
Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms
Wisconsin Republicans who long blocked a bipartisan measure to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage plan to pass the measure following pressure from Democrats
Colorado’s Medicaid crisis was years in the making
By Greg D’Argonne As the Joint Budget Committee meets to finalize spending decisions for the coming fiscal year, one truth should guide the conversation: Colorado’s health care budget strain did not appear overnight — and it is not the fault of hospitals, doctors, or any medical provider. Health care spending itself is at the heart […]
Baystate Health will no longer prescribe hormones to trans youth
Threats to federal funding for Medicaid and Medicare prompted the decision.
Colorado lawmakers must stem our health care cost crisis
By Ali Rakestraw I’m a family physician and lifelong Coloradan, and I’m watching a health care crisis unfold in real time. Every day, I see patients struggling to afford the care they desperately need — and it’s about to get much worse. The federal government has slashed Medicaid funding, let Affordable-Care-Act enhanced subsidies expire, and […]
Prosecutors: Colorado medical transportation businesses invoiced Medicaid for family trips, dead person
Two Colorado business owners have been separately charged for fraudulently billing the federal government's Medicaid program.
Oregon shelves Medicaid reform bill despite looming federal deadline for big changes
Lawmakers killed a bill to rewrite the Oregon Health Plan, but federal rules will require it to change anyway.
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
Senior US health official Oz invited Epstein to Valentine's Day party, documents show
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, emailed an invitation to a Valentine's Day party in 2016 to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. Justice Department documents show.
Senior US Health Official Oz Invited Epstein to Valentine's Day Party, Documents Show
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, emailed an invitation to a Valentine's Day party in 2016 to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. Justice Department documents ...
AbbVie sues US health agency over Botox price controls
Feb 11 (Reuters) - AbbVie sued the U. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, challenging a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to impose price controls for Botox.
Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024
This data note analyzes the extent to which hospital spending has contributed to the growth in national health expenditures in recent years and over the long term using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Health Expenditures Accounts (NHEA).
Community health workers deserve their promised reimbursement
More than two years after it was promised, Connecticut’s Medicaid program still does not cover community health worker services.
Philadelphia men repeatedly traveled to Minneapolis to carry out $3.5M housing fraud scheme: DOJ
Pennsylvania fraudsters pleaded guilty to stealing about $3.5 million from Minnesota housing program after traveling to exploit Medicaid beneficiaries.
Budget cut fallout: After Idaho cut a critical Medicaid mental health service, two patients died
Idaho Medicaid contractor Magellan cut the service in December, after Gov. Brad Little ordered state agencies to cut spending.
US Medicare Agency Proposes Regulation to Reduce Fraud Across Health Insurance Programs
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday proposed regulations to crack down on fraud and misleading practices by health insurance agents and brokers to lower health care costs. (Reporting by Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona) Copyright 2026 ...
Oz Offers Forceful Call for Measles Vaccination
The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles outbreak.
'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states. The appeal is from Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator. And it comes as the United States is at risk of losing its measles e...
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
Republicans have cut Medicaid through new work requirements and they’ve declined to extend COVID-era subsidies.
Health costs are fueling voter stress
Democrats are focusing on health care in the midterm elections, highlighting it as a key issue. Republicans have cut Medicaid through new work requirements and declined to extend COVID-era subsidies, leading to increased costs for Affordable Care Act plans.
Comparing States’ Rural Health Fund Allotments to Medicaid Spending Cuts Can be Misleading
This issue brief explains why it can be misleading to compare the first year of Rural Health Transformation Program allocations with estimated Medicaid cuts, which will be implemented on a gradual basis and not fully take effect until 2027, after the rural health fund is exhausted.
With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.
With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients
The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information, including home addresses, could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.
How Colorado’s immigrant communities — and their health care providers — are bracing for impact under Trump’s budget bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as H.R. 1, will block refugees and asylees from Medicare and Medicaid, among other restrictions
2 men charged with health insurance fraud, 1 charged with impersonating a doctor
Two men are facing a several fraud charges after police say a primary care medical doctor knowingly hired a non-licensed person who acted as a doctor at an East Hartford medical group. Police say in doing so, they then fraudulently billed the state Medicaid system. Police say Dr. Sultan Quraishi billed the state over $3,000 worth of fraudulent health insurance claims. Police are…
Medicaid cost, DCF oversight among CT lawmakers’ 2026 priorities
Connecticut legislators have lofty ambitions to tackle major health and human services challenges during the 2026 legislative session.
Budget director says addressing health care cost, access key for Whitmer
Flood said the governor's budget proposal will seek to address federal cuts to Medicaid spending while maintaining health care access in Michigan.
Medicaid work rules advance through Senate Health Committee
Democrats and Republicans were divided on adding work requirements for Medicaid.
Dundalk family says grandmother was wrongly declared dead, cutting off health coverage
A Dundalk family said a startling error in Maryland’s Medicaid system left their elderly loved one without health coverage for weeks after the state mistakenly
Mamdani’s New Health Commissioner Is an Unexpected Pick
Alister Martin’s appointment comes at pivotal time for the health of millions of New Yorkers, many of whom stand to lose their insurance or Medicaid under looming federal cuts.
Health leaders launch ‘Minnesota Revalidate’ to combat Medicaid fraud
State health leaders announced Monday they’re launching “Minnesota Revalidate" in an effort to combat ongoing Medicaid fraud involving thousands of providers that’s impacting patient care.
HHS Secy Kennedy Jr., Dr. Oz & Admin Officals Discuss Behavioral Health
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and others announce "Action for Progress," an initiative addressing mental health and addiction.
Watch live: Top health officials launch initiative addressing mental health, addiction
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and other officials on Monday will announce an initiative addressing me…
‘Ghost’ providers hinder access to health care for Medicaid patients
New OHSU-led study finds nearly one-third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid don’t actually care for patients.
It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
HHS Secy. Kennedy, Dr. Oz & Others Announce New Mental Health Initiative
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and others announce "Action for Progress," an initiative addressing mental health and addiction.
Medicaid expansion ballot campaign relaunches and is collecting signatures
'The relaunch comes as the healthcare crisis across the nation and particularly in Florida continues to deepen.'
Why some on Medicaid in NJ may need to find a new pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy sites are to remain in-network for people using Medicaid only through April 30.
Gov. Stitt suggests Medicaid cuts to curb health care costs
On Thursday, the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority asked for nearly half a billion more in its budget. Healthcare Authority Director Clay Bullard told lawmakers that a remedy for high agency costs coul…
The promise and reality of the rural health fund
In the 2025 budget bill, Congress created the $50 billion Rural Health Fund to help struggling hospitals, doctors, and patients in rural America. But rural hospitals are expected to lose three times that through Medicaid cuts in that same budget bill. So, what will it take to keep rural healthcare afloat?
WA hospital to close gender clinic, citing Trump administration threats
Hospital leaders write that "recent developments at the federal level" threaten to halt Medicaid and Medicare payments to the entire MultiCare Health System.
ECU Health announces 31 layoffs from Greenville Medicaid office
ECU Health officials said some positions at Access East are no longer funded and will be eliminated effective March 31st.
Here's Why Health Insurance Stocks Are Sinking Tuesday
Several health insurer stocks tumbled Tuesday following a proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that would raise payments to insurers less than expected next year.
Hennepin Healthcare cuts 100 positions and 5 medical programs
The system is also confronting a projected $100 million loss in uncompensated care and a $1.7 billion reduction in Medicaid revenue over the next 10 years.
Providers say feds’ new rural health care grants to Illinois won’t cover Medicaid cuts
State received second-smallest grant among neighboring states.
HDUs help deliver quality and cost improvements, Medicaid leaders say
Melissa Kotrys of the Contexture health information exchange previews her HIMSS26 panel session exploring how health data utility capabilities support Medicaid and public health objectives.
Philly health workers urge lawmakers to block Medicaid cuts slated for 2027
PASNAP unions and 10 partner organizations have introduced a “Healthcare Bill of Rights” and are urging lawmakers to pledge support for safety net programs.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless CEO resigns amid staff layoffs, internal discord
The city’s largest homeless services provider is under pressure from looming Medicaid cuts and staff dissent.
Recent cases show flaws in NC’s mental health care system. How it could improve.
NC official says the state should boost Medicaid rates for mental health care and fund work that would help patients after incarceration.
Sen. Kaine visits Harrisonburg clinic to discuss rural health care
U.S. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is traveling across Virginia to discuss the recent impact of Medicaid cuts, health care affordability, and other key issues affecting Virginians on Tuesday.
Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works
Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed.
Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push
The potential 2028 presidential candidates showcased a Democratic midterm strategy that would assail G.O.P. votes in favor of cutting Medicaid and allowing health care subsidies to expire.
California families face life-or-death health care cuts. Billionaires can afford to pitch in
Medi-Cal faces a $30 million gutting, so unions and advocates want to put a wealth tax targeting billionaires on the ballot.
Feds cut, then reinstated, mental health grants. What's left? Anxiety.
Lawmakers working on 2026 bills had recently increased dollars to mental health and addiction recovery programs.
Trump, advisers to hold roundtable on rural health care
Rural communities have feared the impact Medicaid cuts will have on health care.
Rep. David Valadao voted to keep health insurance credits but cut Medicaid. Why?
Will Rep. David Valadao’s health care votes help or hurt his re-election chances?
How much do you pay for health insurance? The Tribune wants to know.
From Medicaid to employer-sponsored health insurance, more than 92% of Utahns have some sort of coverage. The Salt Lake Tribune wants to hear from you about your health insurance.
Governor Stein Provides NC Strong Update: Promoting Safe & Healthy Families Across North Carolina
Today Governor Josh Stein held his latest NC Strong Update to reaffirm his commitment to a healthier North Carolina, including announcing new funding for rural health care and summer meals for kids and calling on the General Assembly to pass a comprehensive state budget that fully funds Medicaid as federal Affordable Care Act tax credits expire. Governor Stein also gave an update on his successful work to keep people safe from malicious drones.
GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan
Martha Santana-Chin, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, last year took the helm of L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. She warns that looming federal cuts will push up to 650,000 people off L.A. Care’s Medicaid rolls by the end of 2028.
States Race To Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services judged the “quality” of their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing "Make America Healthy Again" initiatives.
Everything you need to know about Montana’s rural health windfall
All told, the administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte has said that Montana could receive $1.2 billion in grant money by 2031 if the Trump administration continues to fund the state’s proposed projects at the same level every year. How far will that go toward filling the hole left by Medicaid cuts, and what exactly can the money be used for?
At JPM 2026, Mehmet Oz and top Trump health officials explain their thinking to hospital leaders
Oz downplayed the effects of cuts to Medicaid and defended RFK Jr.'s moves on vaccines.
Judge Orders HHS to Restore Funding for Children's Health Programs as Lawsuit Continues
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health care and the early identification of disabilities in young children. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington,
Medicaid funding floodgates, and JPM26 is here
This is the online version of STAT's Health Care Inc. newsletter.
Voices: A new rural health care grant isn’t enough. Utah’s children deserve better.
“Accepting deep Medicaid cuts while celebrating a limited rural grant sends the wrong message and puts families at risk,” writes Moe Hickey, Executive Director of Voices for Utah Children, in an op-ed.
Funding “Rural Health Care Transformation” Without Shoring Up Failing Hospitals
The unusual policy symmetry involved in the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts and new rural health innovation initiative may not bode well for rural health care quality and outcomes.
A Look At Elevance Health (ELV) Valuation After Recent Analyst Upgrades And Long Term Growth Optimism
Multiple analyst upgrades, led by Wolfe Research and Wells Fargo, have pushed Elevance Health (ELV) into focus as investors weigh the company’s Medicare Advantage and Medicaid exposure against expectations for earnings to bottom in 2026. See our latest analysis for Elevance Health. The recent Wolfe Research and Wells Fargo upgrades came on top of a strong run, with Elevance Health’s 30 day share price return of 13.63% and 90 day share price return of 6.09%. At the same time, the 1 year total...
Millions v. billions: New health funds in rural Minnesota are welcome, but they won’t offset Medicaid cuts
Minnesota’s allocation from a new federal program meant to offset significant budget cuts comes in below the average.
NV officials prioritize revised federal rural health funding while eyeing looming Medicaid cuts
Trump’s massive spending and tax cut bill included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to offset part of the bill’s cuts to Medicaid.
What Medicaid changes in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' mean for family caregivers’ health coverage
New Medicaid changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will require community engagement from beneficiaries ages 19 to 64. But family caregivers are exempt.
How WA’s $181M in rural health funding stacks up with other states
Washington is set to receive $181 million in federal funding this year to boost rural health care amid drastic Medicaid cuts.
Feds award Michigan $173M to boost rural health amid Medicaid cuts
The award for Michigan is part of a $50 billion rural health fund created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Republicans last year.
The biggest health storylines to watch in 2026
Rising health care costs, Medicaid changes, vaccines and more.
North Carolina awarded $213 million to improve rural health amid Medicaid cuts
The federal government has awarded $213 million to North Carolina to help support rural health care.The funding backed by Congressman Chuck Edwards comes from t
Oklahoma lawmakers eye $223M federal funding to reshape rural health care
The one-time investment comes as state leaders warn of shrinking revenues, Medicaid pressures and rising insurance costs.
Messenger: Senior moment with a prescription sparks thoughts about US health care
As 2026 begins, a lot of Americans are worried about where they'll get their healthcare amid massive Medicaid cuts.
Governor Kemp Announces $218.8 Million Award for First Year of GREAT Health Program
Governor Brian Kemp in partnership with the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), announced in December that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the State of Georgia $218.8 million for the first of five years of the Georgia Rural Enhancement and Transformation of Health (GREAT Health) […]
Health care data incident affects 600K patients, Illinois agency says
Information such as addresses and case numbers were publicly viewable for around 32,000 customers with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Rehabilitation Services and another 670,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program recipients, the agency said.
CT to get $154M through federal rural health grant for 2026
CT will receive federal assistance to improve health care and access in rural parts of the state ahead of anticipated cuts to Medicaid.
Hochul: Average health insurance premiums up 38% after ACA subsidies expire
The governor said about 140,000 New Yorkers will face steep health care costs as early as this week.
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
The change hurts Americans who don’t get employer health insurance or qualify for Medicaid/Medicare.
Medicaid, ICE and a ticking clock for undocumented Californians
A looming enrollment freeze and immigration officials' push to access health data are forcing undocumented Californians to weigh free health care against deportation risks.
6 Changes to National Health Policy to Watch in 2026
From the passage of a massive bill that reduced federal funds for Medicaid to a comprehensive overhaul of a federal vaccine advisory panel, Congress and the Trump administration delivered major changes to America’s public health system in 2025. Many of those changes are poised to reshape coverage,
The 2025 health issue that will impact Montanans next year
From Medicaid expansion to Affordable Care Act subsidies, affordability dominated the health care landscape this year.
SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare Reach Temporary Deal to Keep Missouri Patients In-Network
Missourians covered by UnitedHealthcare can breathe a sigh of relief. SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare have signed a letter of agreement, extending their contract for 30 days after months of negotiations and a looming December 31st deadline. The temporary deal means more than 140,000 Missourians with UnitedHealthcare commercial or Medicaid plans can continue seeing SSM Health […]
Montana Set to Receive $233 Million Through Federal Rural Healthcare Program
A federal healthcare program from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing states with $50 billion spread out over the next five years to improve access and quality in rural healthcare. Passed inside of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) will distribute 50% of its funds […]
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Va. sue state for low Medicaid reimbursements
FQHCs are a go-to health care source for people insured through Medicaid, and FQHCs are reimbursed through the state-federal joint program for certain expenditures.