Search results
Texas stands by its decision not to award major Medicaid contract to Cook Children’s
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 2 days agoThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission is standing by its decision not to award a large Medicaid contract to Cook Children’s Health Plan, a major ...
State rejects health insurers' pleas to halt plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million Texans
Associated Press· 1 day agoAt issue are some $116 billion in Medicaid contracts that Texas Health and Human Services officials...
Texas sues Planned Parenthood for $10 million in Medicaid payments
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 4 days agoThis is the latest in the state’s yearslong battle to remove Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid...
Texas rejects Centene, Elevance protests over alleged Aetna leak
Modern Healthcare· 1 day agoTexas denied allegations that local officials’ process for reviewing Medicaid managed care bids improperly advantaged rival CVS Health.
If you have Medicaid in Texas, a big change could be coming to your health insurance
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 7 days agoHow Medicaid works in Texas The decision made by the state government, and the impact it could have...
As Texas Democrats gather in El Paso, Beto O'Rourke sees 'energy' building ahead of election
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 14 hours ago"We have so many opportunities to make this a better state," he continued. "Think about what would...
Political notebook: State senator pans Oklahoma's return to privatized Medicaid
Tulsa World· 13 hours agoManaged Medicaid redux: Oklahoma switched its Medicaid program to a managed care model only two...
Kids are losing Medicaid coverage at high rates in these 10 states. Here's how to fix it.
Stacker via AOL· 4 days agoAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansion broadened eligibility, including for more low-income...
Texas looks to retain rural nurses with $15K stipends
Becker’s Hospital Review· 4 days agoEligible hospitals and health systems must be located in a rural Texas county with a population of 68,000 or less, employ nurses, provide direct patient care, and accept Medicare ...
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
The Columbian· 7 days agoRural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the emergency room, while already struggling rural clinics are losing more patients, as states cull ...