Latin Times14h
Louisiana Lawmaker Advocates for Adding Work Requirement to Medicaid: 'Best Way to Get on Your Feet Is to Get Off Your Ass'
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, has advocated for the addition of a work requirement to Medicaid, which would ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana5d
Indiana making it harder to get on, stay on Medicaid health programs
the post-COVID (enrollment) numbers in Indiana far exceed those in similar states. One does not know exactly why that is. But one reason may be advertising for Medicaid," Roob said. In addition ...
nptelegraph8dOpinion
Wall Street Journal: Serious negligence, fiscal mismanagement at Head Start
The report studies Head Start programs that are operating under interim management, meaning those whose former managers — ...
verywellhealth15d
The Medicaid Look Back Period Can Delay Nursing Home Coverage
About 1.4 million Americans live in nursing homes, but how do they pay for it? The majority—nearly two-thirds of all nursing home residents—rely on Medicaid to foot the bill. But getting approved for ...
The Hill17d
Advocates launch Medicaid defense
Separately, advocacy group Families USA led a letter with more than 425 national, state and local organizations calling on Trump to protect Medicaid. The groups noted that if the Trump ...
WISH-TV17d
Directive stopping Medicaid advertising could cost businesses millions
Indiana is attempting to lower Medicaid enrollment due to rising costs, and a recent $1 billion budget shortfall. The FSSA is taking additional steps to lower enrollment numbers, including added ...
Independent Record17d
Letter to the editor: Medicaid expansion vital to American Indians
As the chairman and representative of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC), we urge Montanan's policymakers to prioritize the reauthorization of Medicaid expansion during the 2025 ...
The Washington Post18d
Democrats move to protect Medicaid, wary of Trump’s looming changes
Liberal lawmakers and advocates are moving to shield the Medicaid program from potential ... GOP lawmakers — including Sens. Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski ...
The Shreveport Times18d
Gov. Jeff Landry says Louisiana faces crippling snow storm from New Orleans to Baton Rouge
Southern Louisiana can expect a winter weather event the likes of which hasn't been seen since the 1960s with snow accumulations creating "crippling" travel conditions along the Interstate 10 and ...
The Daily Nonpareil19d
Reynolds presented plans to tackle Iowa’s physician shortage. How will they help?
Funding for residency programs has been established through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, but reimbursement is difficult to provide, McCoy said. “This, I think, really can help ...
ABC News19d
Inauguration 2025: The tradition of presidents leaving letters for their successors
Biden wrote Trump a letter but did not disclose what his message said. As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his ...
Associated Press21d
Louisiana governor to fly MAGA flag for Trump’s inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors, including Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, left, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 9 ...