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Maine Governor Lepage Says He’ll Deny Applicants Until Medicaid Expansion Is Funded
Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he’ll continue denying applications under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion until lawmakers provide funding under his terms. Pro-Medicaid expansion advocates who are suing to force Maine to roll-out voter-approved Med…
Arkansas Drops 4,300 from Medicaid Plan Over New Work Rules
Arkansas officials said Wednesday they’ve removed more than 4,300 people from the state’s expanded Medicaid program who didn’t meet a work requirement, making them the first in the nation to lose Medicaid under a rule mandating they work to keep covera…
Maryland Suit Seeks to Protect U.S. Health Law from ‘Sabotage’
Maryland’s attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration for recurring efforts he says are intended to dismantle the national health care law and prevent people from obtaining coverage. The lawsuit filed i…
For First Time Since 2010, America’s Progress on Health Insurance Stalls
America’s uninsured rate held essentially steady from 2016 to 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures published on Wednesday, the first year this decade that the nation did not make progress in reducing the ranks of those without health insurance…
Trump Officials Make It Easier to Avoid Obamacare Mandate Penalty
The Trump administration is making it easier for individuals to opt out of Obamacare’s individual mandate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says it is streamlining the way taxpayers can claim “hardship exemptions” from the mandate, …
Medicaid Work Requirements Will Cause ‘More Harm Than Good’: Researchers
The Trump administration early this year started allowing states to require that their Medicaid beneficiaries work and, to date, 11 states have applied for waivers to set such work rules. Medicaid work requirements could promote “better mental, physica…
Michigan Asks Trump Administration to Approve Medicaid Work Requirements
Michigan is asking the Trump administration to approve work requirements for thousands of low-income adults who gained health care under Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. Under the proposal, beneficiaries between the ages of 19 to 62 will have to work, v…
