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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/16/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/16/23 International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into Debt Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 UPDATED State Fiscal Year-End Claims Submission and Provider Payments Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 More than half a million already disenrolled during Medicaid redeterminations Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/8/23 PACE gains speed as states seek nursing home alternative Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising — And Getting Weirder Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Average hospital payer mix in every state Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Hospital operating margins break even in April, though Medicaid redeterminations are looming Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us? Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/2/23 Medicaid work requirements dropped in debt ceiling deal Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Commercial payers frequently delayed paying out providers' claims in Q1, report finds Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Medicaid work requirements become sticking point in debt ceiling negotiations Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 About 250,000 Floridians were kicked off Medicaid. Experts say most were still eligible Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Enrollees largely unaware of Medicaid redetermination process Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 5/26/23 Survey Finds Many Medicaid Enrollees Unprepared for Eligibility Renewal Process, and Some Believe They Could Struggle to Find Coverage or End Up Uninsured if They Lose Medicaid Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 Tougher work requirements for federal aid programs pose obstacle in debt limit talks Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 Illinois Medicaid, SNAP Beneficiaries' personal info exposed in data breach Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/19/23 ‘A System in Crisis’: Dysfunctional Federal Disability Programs Force the Poor to Pass Up Money Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 PULSE UPDATE! Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/12/23 Biden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards Read More
