WATCH: One-on-one with Trump’s Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma
Seema Verma discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future, and her thoughts on how the latest Medicare…
Column: Insurance carriers may worsen rural disparities in health care
In a recent study, researchers found that as distance from cities increased, access worsened significantly. Consumers had fewer providers to choose from, and had to travel further to see them.
Virginia moves to drop work requirement for Medicaid
Virginia is moving toward dropping work requirements for Medicaid enrollees after Democrats won full control of the state legislature for the first time in a generation.
Virginia hits ‘pause’ on Medicaid work requirements
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday that his administration is hitting “pause” on its request for federal approval to requires some Medicaid recipients to have a job or participate in some form of approved community engagement and pay part of…
The Trump administration has allowed states to impose work or other requirements, but critics say many adults eligible for Medicaid face barriers to entering the workforce.
Employers are encouraging employees to use lower-cost, high-quality providers because it saves employers money as well.
The rejection of Utah's closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Figuring out what benefits Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security each provide for a person with disabilities can be complicated.
Extra income can change the benefits a person receives from Social Security or Medicaid, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
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