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Changes to Medicaid could have severe consequences for Americans with HIV
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (1455+ words) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Without Medicaid, Deedee Burris, 53, of Chicago might not be here, or at least he'd likely be a lot less healthy. Burris was diagnosed with HIV in 1995, and, for much of the past 15 years,…...
Why Medicaid fraud enforcement alone cannot solve a $37B problem
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (893+ words) Peter Justen, founder and CEO at AmeriTrust Solutions, explains how data verification can have a bigger impact on stopping improper payments. That distinction matters. It means much of the risk in the system is not coming from bad actors. It…...
Medicaid Data Show Significant Decreases in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (339+ words) Postoperative opioid prescribing among Medicaid beneficiaries is found to decline substantially between 2016 to 2017 and 2021 to 2022 across a broad range of surgical procedures, suggesting improved adherence to evidence-based opioid stewardship practices. These study results were published in The Journal of Pain....
Abdul El-Sayed Wants Medicare for All ‘From Cradle to Grave.’ His Psychiatrist Wife Doesn’t Accept Medicare—or Any Insurance at All.
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (210+ words) Left-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed supports universal health care through a single-payer "Medicare for All" system that would cover every American "from cradle to grave." His wife,... Abdul El-Sayed Wants Medicare for All Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 7/13/2026 3:12:14 PM Left-wing Michigan…...
Christus St. Vincent opens new Albuquerque primary care clinic
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (476+ words) Albuquerque patients of Christus St. Vincent no longer have to drive to Santa Fe for primary care visits. In June, the health system opened an Albuquerque clinic at 7910 Wyoming NE to “make it easier for individuals and families to access…...
Pete Buttigieg Says Americans Who Back Affordable Health Care Are 'Part of a Powerful American Majority"
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (368+ words) Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Americans who support expanded health care access, stronger public schools and infrastructure investments represent a broad coalition rather than a political minority. He added, "You are in fact part of a powerful American majority....
Medicare Update: Proposed Change Could Save Recipients Hundreds of Dollars
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (812+ words) Jul 13, 2026 at 01:05 PM EDT A new Medicare proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could reduce costs for some beneficiaries by cutting a longstanding payment disparity that often causes patients to pay more for the same service simply…...
As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (1206+ words) This article by Angela Hart first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission....
Beijing adds hospice palliative care to Category A insurance reimbursement
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (210+ words) Beijing has included hospice palliative care in Category A reimbursement under its basic medical insurance scheme, effective July 11, according to Beijing News Radio. Medical institutions across the city have adopted a unified daily settlement rate of 200 yuan ($29.5) per person. Under…...
Many older adults remain unaware of national crisis lifeline
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (1154+ words) In the four years since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the nationwide service for mental health and substance misuse crisis support, Americans have dialed, texted or chatted online with the service over 26 million times. The addition of 988 to…...