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Category: Medicaid
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Facing Financial Run as Costs Soar for Elder Care
The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on a patchwork of solutions.
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At Least 2 Million Children Have Lost Medicaid Insurance This Year
Many of the children were eligible for federal aid, experts said, but errors have been common as states “unwind” assistance from earlier in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Open Enrollment Begins for Affordable Care Act Health Plans
Pandemic-era help with the monthly insurance premium costs continues through 2025.
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Health Insures Deny Medical Care for the Poor at High Rates, Report Says
Investigators found that major companies overseeing Medicaid patients’ health care frequently rejected doctors’ requests for approval of treatments and procedures.
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States Try Easing the Burden of Long-Term Care’s High Cost
Seeing their own financial benefits, too, Washington and California are among the states creating programs to help older residents.
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Allina Health System in Minnesota Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt
Doctors at the Allina Health System, a wealthy nonprofit in the Midwest, aren’t allowed to see poor patients or children with too many unpaid medical bills.
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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs
The New York Times – Business:A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
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Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units
The New York Times – Business:Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
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Higher Bills Are Leading Americans to Delay Medical Care
The New York Times – Business:Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.