Phil Galewitz

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Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten To Reverse the Trend.

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More than three dozen states cover dental services for low-income and disabled individuals on Medicaid, in recognition of such care鈥檚 importance to overall health. But with about $900 billion in funding cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.

Con ICE usando datos de Medicaid, hospitales y estados est谩n en medio de una encrucijada: informar o no a sus pacientes inmigrantes

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Ponerlos al tanto de estos riesgos podr铆a disuadirlos de inscribirse en el Medicaid de Emergencia, que ofrece atenci贸n m茅dica de urgencias a inmigrantes que no califican para la cobertura regular de Medicaid.

With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients

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The Trump administration鈥檚 move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.

Medicaid Tries New Approach With Sickle Cell: Companies Get Paid Only if Costly Gene Therapies Work

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The government is using sickle cell treatments to test a new strategy: paying only if the therapies benefit patients. With more expensive treatments on the horizon, the program 鈥 created by the Biden administration and continued under President Trump 鈥 could help Medicaid save money and treat more patients.

Los pagos de Medicaid por el tratamiento de la anemia falciforme depender谩n de su 茅xito

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Actualmente hay dos terapias g茅nicas aprobadas por la FDA, con costos de $2,2 millones por paciente en un caso y $3,1 millones en el otro, sin incluir el gasto de la hospitalizaci贸n prolongada que requieren.

After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance

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Average premium payments in the federal government鈥檚 insurance program for its employees are set to jump more than 12% next year, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase is higher than many private employers and their workers are experiencing.

Gobierno de Trump ordena a programas estatales de Medicaid que ayuden a identificar a inmigrantes indocumentados

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Defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes advierten que esta decisi贸n sin precedentes podr铆a llevar a que algunas personas pierdan su cobertura m茅dica simplemente por no haber entregado a tiempo la documentaci贸n.

Trump鈥檚 HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants

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Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they鈥檝e received more than 170,000 names collectively.

A New Car vs. Health Insurance? Average Family Job-Based Coverage Hits $27K

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KFF data shows that 2025 marked the first time in two decades that the annual cost of covering a family of four rose by 6% or more for three consecutive years.

In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails To Catch On

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In Mississippi, a state with one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, Medicaid covers weight loss drugs, but few enrollees have signed up for the benefit.

Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump鈥檚 Medicaid Work Rules

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Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.

Trump鈥檚 Medicaid Cuts Were Aimed at 鈥楢ble-Bodied Adults.鈥 Hospitals Say Kids Will Be Hurt.

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The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.

Recortes de Trump a Medicaid apuntaban a 鈥渁dultos sanos鈥, pero hospitales advierten que ni帽os sufrir谩n las consecuencias

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Algunos hospitales infantiles podr铆an perder miles de millones de d贸lares en ingresos una vez que se aplique por completo la amplia ley fiscal y de gasto de Trump, conocida por los republicanos como la One Big Beautiful Bill.

In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry

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The health industry couldn鈥檛 persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home.

GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States

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In 2017, when President Donald Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors helped turn Congress against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, Republican governors 鈥 whose constituents stand to lose federal funding and health coverage 鈥 have gone quiet on the health consequences.

El megaproyecto de ley republicano supondr谩 m谩s costos de salud para muchos estadounidenses

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Esto, a su vez, perjudicar铆a las finanzas de hospitales, residencias de adultos mayores y centros de salud comunitarios, y podr铆a obligarlos a reducir servicios y personal, hasta a cerrar instalaciones.

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

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Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care 鈥 with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump鈥檚 Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

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Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP鈥檚 work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they鈥檙e unable to hold jobs.

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers鈥 New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

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Dozens of health insurance companies pledged on Monday to improve prior authorization, a process often used to deny care. The announcement comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, whose death in December sparked widespread criticism about insurance denials.