Wisconsin Medicaid program will offer housing, meal support to some patients

The state is joining others in addressing "social determinants of health," non-medical needs that can impact health outcomes. Read More

Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Front-line workers are spending immense time and resources helping people replace valuables like medications, Social Security cards, and birth certificates lost due to sweeps. Read More

For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid overhaul comes with risks

More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening. Read More

Feds grant $10B to fund expanded health insurance for low-income New Yorkers

New York State will receive $10 billion from the federal government to help expand the state’s insurance option for low-income residents Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The funding comes from the ... Read More

Legislature approves Medicaid money — but not what DHHS says is needed

The federal government pays most of North Carolina’s Medicaid expenditure, providing 65.91 cents of every dollar spent this fiscal year. Next year, that matching fund rate ticks downward to 65.06 ... Read More

Biden Administration Expands Insurance Protections For Those With IDD

New federal rules could soon bring big changes to health insurance coverage for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. Read More

The surgeon general’s warning on parental mental health doesn’t go far enough

There are 74 million Americans on Medicaid. The surgeon general’s warning on parental mental health doesn’t go far enough to help them. Read More

Millions more Americans lacked health insurance under Trump vs. Biden

Midway through Joe Biden’s presidency, 3.3 million more U.S. residents had health insurance than did so in 2019, according to new analysis. Read More

California Healthline Daily Edition

Dengue Case Confirmed In Los Angeles County: A rare case of dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, was confirmed in Baldwin Park on Monday, according to the LA County Department of Public ... Read More

County will not bid out their health insurance this year... or will they?

The Pulaski County Fiscal Court turned down a motion to bid out their county health insurance plan. Or did they? Last year, the fiscal court turned down the same motion to not bid out the county ... Read More

Where do the Delaware governor candidates stand on health care issues?

We asked the candidates for their opinions on several hot topics related to health care, and the three Democrats– Lt. Bethany Hall-Long, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and former chief ... Read More

How Much Do CCRCs Cost?

As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It' ... Read More