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Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants after California.

‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was elected. But she never imagined it would be like this. Focused on Alzheimer’s and other dementia research, the worker is among thousands who abruptly lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s federal workforce purge. The

Florida Home Insurers Blamed Storm Losses for Rapid Rate Hikes as Parent Companies and Affiliates Made Billions

Florida Home Insurers Blamed Storm Losses for Rapid Rate Hikes as Parent Companies and Affiliates Made Billions

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Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished

Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished

Centene Plaza in St. Louis on Oct. 29, 2022. At least 20 states have settled with Centene Corp. over its pharmacy benefit manager operation that coordinated medications for Medicaid patients. (Bram Sable-Smith/KFF Health News) More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi

Who does Medicaid cover? How Congress’ proposed budget cuts could be felt

Who does Medicaid cover? How Congress’ proposed budget cuts could be felt

A budget resolution adopted Tuesday by House Republicans could jeopardize the health insurance coverage of millions of low-income and disabled people who rely on Medicaid if lawmakers follow through with their proposed spending cuts, experts warn. The budget plan instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, to identify at least $880 billion in

Florida Insurers Have Paid Just Half of Claims From Hurricanes Milton and Helene-Home Insurance CEO Explains Why

Florida Insurers Have Paid Just Half of Claims From Hurricanes Milton and Helene-Home Insurance CEO Explains Why

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Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.

Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.

WALHALLA, S.C. — Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients from across the region. Many are Hispanic and uninsured, and some are willing to travel from other counties, bypassing closer health care providers, just to be seen by Michelle Deem, the clinic’s

Florida Residents Get New Home Insurance Option in a Risky Climate

Florida Residents Get New Home Insurance Option in a Risky Climate

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