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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Gov. Braun Signs Bipartisan Medicaid Reform Bill into Law, Saving Millions in Medicaid Funding and Expanding Access to Care for Elderly Hoosiers Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 County Urges Residents to be Aware of SNAP and Medicaid Scams Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Hospital expenses grew twice as fast as prices in 2025: 4 AHA findings Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Medicaid and CHIP reliance by state: 2026 study Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/13/26 Medicaid work requirements leave states scrambling for 2027 Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 Ohio Officials Warn of Fraudulent Postcards Targeting Medicaid and Medicare Recipients Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 Ohio: The PNM Administrator "Ownership" Lockdown Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 Amid drastic Medicaid cuts, Ohio Department of Health director lays out rural program funding plans Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 New Provider-Based Requirements for Off-Campus Hospital Outpatient Departments Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 3/6/26 State Medicaid budgets to lose $664B under OBBBA: Study Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 3 big questions surrounding the Rural Health Transformation Program Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 Providers, insurers battle over out-of-network reimbursement Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 Over 100,000 Ohioans Have Dropped Healthcare Coverage Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/27/26 New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/20/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/20/26 Strike begins at Lorain County Job and Family Services after contract talks collapse Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/20/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/20/26 Advocacy group says more than 113,000 Ohioans are now going without Affordable Care Act coverage Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 Ohio Medicare patients now need approval for certain procedures – from artificial intelligence Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 CMS plans to roll back limits on nonstandard ACA plan options Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 2/12/26 HHS to drop 340B rebate pilot after court rulings Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/5/26 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 2/5/26 Ohio was awarded $202 million for rural health. It’s not enough to offset federal Medicaid cuts Read More
