medicaid
Trump’s $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren’t eligible. Critics see a political stunt
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent out […]
Colorado faces $1.6 billion budget deficit as Medicaid costs mushroom, state officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado Legislature will face a third straight year of intense budget woes when it convenes in January. State economists told lawmakers on Friday that there could be a nearly $1.6 billion budget deficit. “Medicaid alone is causing the vast majority of the issue,” Mark […]
Colorado faces $1.6 billion budget deficit as Medicaid costs mushroom, state officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado Legislature will face a third straight year of intense budget woes when it convenes in January. State economists told lawmakers on Friday that there could be a nearly $1.6 billion budget deficit. “Medicaid alone is causing the vast majority of the issue,” Mark […]
Colorado sues Trump administration over Medicaid gender-affirming care ban
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts alongside other Democratic-led states, says the U.S. Department of Health and […]
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the joint federal and state insurance program that covers low-income residents as federal policy […]