Tag: Medicaid
Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state's Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults...
8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was...
Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and...
Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and...
Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglect
INDIANAPOLIS — Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effectively...
CVS ups outlook after a slow start to the year
The Associated Press — CVS Health beat Wall Street expectations and after releasing projections earlier this year that disappointed analysts, a new outlook Tuesday...
Hospital seeks new trial to remove toddler from life support
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas hospital is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to...
Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest example of a statehouse fighting...
California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a...
Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police
WASHINGTON — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a...
