States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health ...
Trump and Medicaid: Everything to know about the low-income health insurance program
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health care coverage to low-income individuals and families. It ...
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Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements
Despite the improvement to hospitals' financial health, a survey from the Washington State Hospital Association found 70% of ...
Washington legislators consider universal health care
The Washington Health Trust, a statewide initiative for universal health care, is supporting proposals introduced in both the Senate and House (House Bill 1445 and Senate Bill 5233), according to a ...
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Confusion reigns for states trying to secure Medicaid dollars
At $872 billion, Medicaid supports a large portion of the ... office sought to clarify its policy in an update obtained by The Washington Post that stated the freeze was not intended to affect ...
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and ...
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Trump says Medicaid, Social Security won’t be affected by planned grant freeze
President Trump said Wednesday that Social Security and Medicaid will not be affected ... and loans and spread widespread confusion in Washington and the states. Mr. Trump said the pause was ...
Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to control the spread of communicable diseases received lopsided ...