Drop Circumcision From Medicaid, Lawmakers Argue

Lawmakers in New Hampshire are seeking to ensure the state ends Medicaid coverage for elective circumcisions in 2025. House Bill 1683, which sought to end state Medicaid coverage for circumcision for children "unless there is a specific medical …

Empire State madness: Medicaid blob keeps growing

Between Medicaid and the state’s Essential Plan, 8.5 million New Yorkers enjoy taxpayer-supported health coverage “for the poor” — but more than a third, 3 million, earn too much too qualify, reports the Empire Center. That’s roughly $20 billion a year in …

NE Therapist Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud

A mental health therapist in Papillion is sentenced for Medicaid Fraud. An investigation by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office found Pamela Helem billed Nebraska Medicaid for providing mental health services while she was actually at a Council …

The future of Biden's plan for Medicaid to cover obesity drugs

Who gets weight loss drugs covered by insurance? In North Carolina, being on Medicaid helps.

After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets don’t work. So when the University of North Carolina-Charlotte professor learned that Ozempic — developed to treat Type 2 diabetes — …

Weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

NCNW Applauds Biden Admin on Medicare and Medicaid Covering Anti-Obesity Drugs

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and a coalition of civil rights groups praised the Biden administration for ensuring that Medicare Part D and Medicaid programs will cover anti-obesity medications, a move the council said will improve health care …

Should Medicare, Medicaid Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs? Doctors Speak Out

In what may be one of his final major acts in the White House, President Joe Biden has proposed extending Medicare and Medicaid to cover the costs of anti-obesity drugs increasingly used to help people lose weight. Obesity is a prevalent health concern in …

Health Leaders Applaud Biden’s Proposal to Expand Medicare/Medicaid Coverage for Anti-Obesity Medications

Several healthcare leaders are showing their support for the Biden-Harris Administration’s new proposed rule that would expand coverage of GLP-1s for those with Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare and Medicaid currently cover GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy for …

Medicaid coverage is expanding into prisons in 2025, starting with children

New requirements for how Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies provide services for young people who are incarcerated are set to take effect in January 2025. The change stems from new requirements from the Consolidated …