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State rejects health insurers' pleas to halt plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million Texans
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 3 days agoAt issue are some $116 billion in Medicaid contracts that Texas Health and Human Services officials...
Texas stands by its decision not to award major Medicaid contract to Cook Children’s
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 3 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 ...
Texas sues Planned Parenthood for $10 million in Medicaid payments
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 5 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· 2 days agoTexas denied allegations that local officials’ process for reviewing Medicaid managed care bids improperly advantaged rival CVS Health.
Kids are losing Medicaid coverage at high rates in these 10 states. Here's how to fix it.
Stacker via AOL· 5 days agoAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansion broadened eligibility, including for more low-income...
Where's the best place to have a baby in Austin? Newsweek lists best US maternity hospitals
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNewsweek has named America's best maternity hospitals for 2024, and six in Central Texas made that...
Texas looks to retain rural nurses with $15K stipends
Becker’s Hospital Review· 5 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 ...
As Texas Democrats gather in El Paso, Beto O'Rourke sees 'energy' building ahead of election
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"We have so many opportunities to make this a better state," he continued. "Think about what would...
Rural Texas nursing program aims to help recruit and retain nurses
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEligible facilities must do the following: Employ nurses Provide direct patient care to its...
Political notebook: State senator pans Oklahoma's return to privatized Medicaid
Tulsa World· 2 days agoManaged Medicaid redux: Oklahoma switched its Medicaid program to a managed care model only two...