KNIGHTDALE, N.C. — A grandmother from Wake County was shocked when she learned that she would have to pay for her grandkids’ latest COVID vaccine. Medicaid covered the first COVID shots and booster for Twana Bannister’s grandsons. However, when she took them to a CVS in Knightdale for their latest shot, she was informed that …
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley engaged in a heated debate ahead of the upcoming election. The discussion primarily focused on the expansion of Medicaid, a topic that has been at the forefront of Presley’s campaign. The debate, the only in-person matchup between the candidates, was intense and marked by sharp …
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. have initiated a strike on Wednesday. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions has approved the strike for three days in the Western states and for one day in Virginia and D.C., as reported by The Associated Press. This strike, …
The Biden administration reinstated health care coverage for approximately 500,000 children and families who were mistakenly disenrolled during the rollback of expanded Medicaid eligibility. This announcement, made on Thursday, is a significant step towards rectifying the oversight. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extended coverage to millions due to …
The media is often guilty of spreading falsehoods and manipulation, especially when it comes to reporting on red states and Medicaid. They paint a false narrative that only helpless families are being affected when, in reality, red states are simply cleaning up a broken system that was intentionally sabotaged by Washington, DC during the pandemic. …
A recent analysis published by the Urban Institute reveals that adults who are eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled in the program are more prone to delaying medical care due to costs. The survey highlights that 21.4 percent of non-Medicaid enrolled individuals experience delays in medical care due to the affordability factor, compared to only …
The Biden administration has unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare. The goal of this controversial process is to make expensive medications more affordable for older Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, allows Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with manufacturers for the …
The dismantling of one of the last major Covid-era safety nets is resulting in millions of people being removed from state Medicaid rolls. Congressional Democrats and health advocates are urging the Biden administration to take stronger action to protect these individuals. According to the health policy research group KFF, nearly 5.5 million people have been …
A lawsuit has been filed by a pair of consumer advocacy groups, alleging that Florida is terminating people’s Medicaid coverage without proper notice. The lawsuit represents a mother and her two-year-old with cystic fibrosis in Jacksonville, as well as a one-year-old in Miami. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, claims …