1. How Montana’s Medicaid expansion affects Native American healthcare
While American Indians represent about 8 percent of Montana’s population, they reflect 16 percent of residents covered under the state’s Medicaid expansion.
2. Georgia seeks health insurance waiver: 3 things to know
Georgia’s governor is eyeing a federal Medicaid waiver under a new proposal.
3. The state of Medicaid expansion
Thirty-seven states, including the District of Columbia, have expanded their Medicaid programs, with 14 states opting out of the expansion.
4. Medicare, Medicaid keeping per-capita cost under control, study suggests
Growth in private health plan spending is increasing more than growth in Medicare and Medicaid spending on a per-capita basis.
5. Utah may unwind voter-approved Medicaid expansion
A voter-approved proposition to expand Medicaid in Utah may be scaled back after state lawmakers approved a Republican bill that would unwind parts of the expansion.
6. CMS bending Medicaid rules for work requirements
The Trump administration is skirting some federal regulations that direct states to assess how enacting Medicaid work requirements will affect beneficiaries.
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