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Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri
Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Missouri under legislation given final approval Friday as part of a national push to improve maternal health.
Governors warn Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts
Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, reducing access to health care for low-income Americans. The arcane fiscal accountability rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, would tighten federal oversight and approval […]
Governors warn Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts
Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, reducing access to health care for low-income Americans. The arcane fiscal accountability rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, would tighten federal oversight and approval […]
Lawyers: Success in Missouri disability benefits cases wanes
The percentage of successful disability cases aimed at reversing the denial or re-evaluation of benefits for the aged, blind or disabled has been consistently dropping for years, Legal Aid of Western Missouri said. Data provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services shows that the success rate of cases has dropped from 54 percent in […]
Lawyers: Success in Missouri disability benefits cases wanes
The percentage of successful disability cases aimed at reversing the denial or re-evaluation of benefits for the aged, blind or disabled has been consistently dropping for years, Legal Aid of Western Missouri said. Data provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services shows that the success rate of cases has dropped from 54 percent in […]
Missouri cites economy, eligibility checks for Medicaid drop
Missouri officials are citing an improved economy as one of several factors that led to close to 90,000 children being dropped from the state’s Medicaid health insurance program in the past year, although some lawmakers are still unsatisfied with the explanation. Acting Social Services Director Jennifer Tidball sought to explain why those children and 23,000 […]
Missouri cites economy, eligibility checks for Medicaid drop
Missouri officials are citing an improved economy as one of several factors that led to close to 90,000 children being dropped from the state’s Medicaid health insurance program in the past year, although some lawmakers are still unsatisfied with the explanation. Acting Social Services Director Jennifer Tidball sought to explain why those children and 23,000 […]
Missouri House Speaker Richardson to become Medicaid chief
Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson has been appointed the next director of Missouri’s multi-billion-dollar Medicaid program, vowing to improve health care for hundreds of thousands of low-income residents while restraining rising costs. Richardson will resign from the Legislature to start his new job Nov. 1, about two months before his term in the House was […]
Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care
Low-income people in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than the poor in other states, according to a government report released Monday amid election debates from Georgia to Utah over coverage for the needy. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office worked with the National Center for Health Statistics […]
Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care
Low-income people in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than the poor in other states, according to a government report released Monday amid election debates from Georgia to Utah over coverage for the needy. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office worked with the National Center for Health Statistics […]
Administrative : Medicaid – Uncompensated Care Costs – Regulation Change
Children’s Health Care v. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (MLW No. 72001/Case No. 17-2896 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Administrative : Medicaid – Overpayment – Inadequate Documentation
Lindenwood Care Corp. v. Department of Social Services (MLW No. 67875/Case No. WD77654 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)
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