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A three-year agreement between Indiana and the federal government imposes cost-sharing on poor adults and uses a cigarette tax and a fee on hospitals to pay the state's costs of expanding Medicaid -- and could lead to other GOP-led states following suit.
Patients gained access to primary care doctors as a result of the health law’s pay increase, according to the analysis.
The Idaho case is being closely watched by states that want to stop such lawsuits, as well as by patient advocates and providers who say patients’ access to care depends on fair rates.
Texas and Florida, with their large uninsured populations, are not expected to offer coverage to many low-income patients.
States say government should be able to set rates without courts stepping in. Patient advocates and providers say intervention is needed to improve access.
The community saw its Medicaid enrollment nearly double under the health law, and many new enrollees are experiencing long waits for care.
BeneStream screens for Medicaid-eligible workers, creating a win-win for both employers and employees.
The health law offered a two-year pay raise for primary care doctors who see Medicaid patients to entice them to participate, but that expires Dec. 31.
State and federal exchanges report strong interest in 2015 plans, smoother exchange performance and better-trained assisters.
For-profit carriers complain the upstarts have an unfair edge because of low-interest federal loans.
Study finds that early elective delivery rates are declining but authorities say they are still too high, leading to worse health outcomes for mothers and children.
Experts say low reimbursements and restrictions on providers have hampered the Medicare program.
Administration improves screening rates, but needs to do more to ensure that poor children get recommended health care, says HHS inspector general.
Idaho will have the only new state marketplace this year, while Oregon and Nevada abandon failed state exchanges and go with healthcare.gov instead.
Advocates hope Republican governors in other states will move to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
A new survey finds the public has a lot to learn about how the Ebola virus is transmitted, which could help explain the growing fears of the disease.
With an improving fiscal climate, many states are increasing benefits for Medicaid recipients and paying their providers more.
More than 100,000 apply for coverage of federal marketplace as year-two health law enrollment period begins.
With many of their patients now insured under the law, most W. Va. free clinics are choosing to get paid by Medicaid.
They were among 21 states required by Obamacare to broaden eligibility for school-age children.
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