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States consider whether to add coverage for some obesity medicines
NPR· 38 minutes agoMedicaid is required to cover almost all drugs, but Congress specifically excluded those for weight loss. Even so, 16 states now cover Wegovy. Others are considering it, but it could strain budgets.
Montana could be a model as more GOP states weigh Medicaid work requirements
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoBeisecker and his family returned to Great Falls, Montana, from a religious mission to the...
How 'unwinding' cost more than 200,000 Iowans their Medicaid coverage
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoOver the past year, state officials have been reviewing thousands of Iowans' health coverage under the safety net insurance program following the end of the national public ...
Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoUnder its still-pending application waiver, Pennsylvania would suspend Medicaid coverage during...
Opinion: Why CT should cover infertility treatment through Medicaid
CT Mirror· 18 hours agoAn infertile 38-year-old in Connecticut can receive Medicaid coverage for postpartum care up to 12...
Experts say Medicaid expansion critical to saving Wyoming's health care industry
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 1 day agoMedicaid denied her coverage because she made $600 too much as a CNA — it didn’t matter that she...
Medicaid enrollment continues to climb in North Carolina following expansion
Axios· 2 days agoSince December, 448,242 North Carolinians have been added to the rolls for full coverage, the state...
17,500 Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kid Care CHIP coverage over last year
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 23 hours agoMore than 17,500 Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kids Care CHIP coverage over the previous 12...
Montana records largest drop in childhood Medicaid coverage from pre-pandemic figures, study shows
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 1 day agoMontana had a 27% drop in childhood Medicaid enrollment from April to December 2023, the second...
Millions were booted from Medicaid: The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoPrivate Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that...