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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/30/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/30/26 Court rejects CMS' definition of 'medical frailty' under Medicaid work requirements Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 Medical debt hit 1 in 4 Americans and 1 in 5 Ohioans last year, even the insured, study shows Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 Nearly half of American adults are underinsured or uninsured, survey finds Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/29/26 ‘This is not a normal build’: States race to implement H.R. 1 Medicaid changes Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Amazon, Google among self-funded employers joining CMS' prior auth pledge Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Insurance lobby sues HHS over decision to bar brokers from ACA open enrollment Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 DeWine announces federal funding for rural hospitals, maternal care Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/23/26 Demand Tougher Standards for Companies Running Medicaid Systems Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 Did a law meant to stop surprise medical bills help drive up insurance costs? Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 CMS takes aim at duplicative ACA, Medicaid enrollments Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/16/26 HHS Formally Grants CMS Authority To Exclude Providers From Medicare, Medicaid Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/8/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/8/26 How should health plans respond to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/8/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/8/26 Which States Will Be Affected by Key Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Law? Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 Thousands of refugees in Ohio lose Medicaid Oct. 1. The state can’t say how many Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 Bracing for new Medicaid work requirements? Here’s the latest updates Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 CareSource, Molina to drop ACA Marketplace plans in Ohio in 2027 Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/2/26 CMS projects over 16% drop in Medicare Advantage premiums as open enrollment begins on Oct. 15 Read More
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