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A father spends time with his children outside. — Why are enrollees losing Medicaid coverage? In 2020, Congress established the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to allow a continuous enrollment provision helping people with medical coverage during the pandemic. For three years, the federal government instructed states to maintain enrollment of nearly all Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance […]

Are You Losing Medicaid Coverage?

March 24, 2023 in Health tagged Can I lose Medicaid coverage if I am eligible? / Children's Health Insurance Program / CHIP / How soon will people lose CHIP coverage? / How soon will people lose Medicaid coverage? / medicaid / What can I do if Medicaid disenrolls me? / Who is eligible for CHIP? / Who is eligible for Medicaid? / Why are enrollees losing Medicaid coverage? by Joey Hinojosa

Marriage and Family Therapy is currently under examination for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels. — The Ultimate Collective Everyone has their own idea of what a family is. Some assert that families are tight-knit groups of blood relatives while others favor found families of friends. There are sprawling families, sparse families, families that function as refuges, and families that feel lonely even when they’re together. […]

Will Medicaid Pay for My Marriage and Family Therapy?

April 10, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged counseling / marriage and family therapy / medicaid / medicare / mental health / mental illness / psychology / therapy by Cristin Dickey

Low-Income State Medicaid Funding has come under the microscope for the amount of money they give to the federal government versus the amount of Medicaid funding States receive. That is partially due to the funding states receive from the government determined by a multitude of factors. Medicaid and […]

Low-Income State Medicaid Funding

November 12, 2020 in Health tagged federal funding / medicaid / Medicaid Expansion / spending / treasury by Jeffrey Cooperstein

A large group of people watches the sun set over the ocean. Thanks to their state's Medicaid expansion. — On August 4, Missouri voters approved a statewide Medicaid expansion in line with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guidelines. Missouri is the 38th state to pass Medicaid expansion legislation. Under the ACA, individuals under the age of 65 whose family income falls below 133 percent of the Federal Poverty Line […]

Medicaid Expansion Legislation Passed in 38 States

August 22, 2020 in Health tagged health insurance basics / medicaid / open enrollment period by Macee Hall

States have cut Medicaid programs during the pandemic, as millions of people who recently lost their job are trying to sign up. Unless they receive federal aid, state officials believe they will have to cut patients and payments to health providers. States have cut Medicaid programs in previous economic crises […]

States Have Cut Medicaid Programs

May 12, 2020 in Health tagged insurance and government / medicaid / pandemic by Jadon Sennet

14 million eligible for Medicaid — 14 million workers hit by the COVID-19 virus are eligible for subsidized healthcare from the marketplace or Medicaid, regardless of if they are planning to accept unemployment compensation. This is according to a report released by the Urban Institute, whose findings help us identify those in vulnerable job industries such as […]

14 million eligible for Medicaid or Marketplace insurance During COVID

May 11, 2020 in Health tagged aca / CHIP / covid-19 / medicaid / SEP by Jadon Sennet

CMS announced on April 21st that freestanding Emergency Rooms (ER) in Texas, Colorado, Delaware, and Rhode Island have been temporarily approved to see Medicare and Medicaid enrollees to help reduce pressure seen on hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Usually, federal regulations do not allow a freestanding ER to bill Medicare and […]

Freestanding ER To See Medicare and Medicaid Patients

April 26, 2020 in Health tagged CMS / covid-19 / healthcare news / medicaid / medicare by Jadon Sennet

lyft medicaid ride sharing — Lyft offers Medicaid Ridesharing in Six States Lyft announced its Medicaid ridesharing in six different states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, and Missouri. An average of 17% of the population in these six states is enrolled in Medicaid. “We are excited to announce our approval as an enrolled Medicaid provider […]

Lyft offers Medicaid Ridesharing in Six States

February 4, 2020 in Health tagged healthcare technology / medicaid / Ridesharing / understanding medicaid / Wellness by Jenny McCann

Medi-Cal has begun expansion eligibility for young undocumented adults. Starting in January, despite immigration status, young adults will be able to sign up for California’s Medicaid program. The question now is, will those eligible enroll? The California Medical Assistance Program, or Medi-Cal, is California’s Medicaid program. Medi-Cal serves low-income individuals, […]

Medi-Cal Expansion to include ages 19-25

December 9, 2019 in Health tagged healthcare news / medicaid / Wellness by Jadon Sennet