Algunos de estos centros de salud comunitarios podrían verse obligados a reducir personal médico y administrativo o servicios. Incluso podrían llegar a cerrar.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.| KFF Health News
Illinois is preparing for a major reset: the state is rebidding its Medicaid MCO contracts for 2025. The last time this happened in IL was 2018, resulting in the consolidation ... The post Illinois Medicaid Rebid: What It Means for Residential Behavioral Health appeared first on Foothold Technology.| Foothold Technology
Residential behavioral health programs in PA can stay compliant with Community HealthChoices with an EHR.| Foothold Technology
Polling shows that more Americans blame Republicans than Democrats for the shutdown.| Articles – Truthout
North Carolina and Idaho have already announced plans to cut payments to hospitals, doctors, and caregivers.| Articles – Truthout
Congress is currently engaged in a crucial debate over extending the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. With Congress required to pass a 2026 federal budget (or short extension) by September 30 for the new fiscal year beginning October 1, the next two weeks are the last opportunity to extend these credits... The post Congress Must Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits Now: Delay Will Cause Healthcare Havoc appeared first on Carolina Forward.| Carolina Forward
Are North Carolinians Ready for Their Affordable Care Act Premiums to Double? In four months, Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums are going to skyrocket and become unaffordable for millions of Americans. This is because when Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act) this July, extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, it refused to... The post Rising Premiums Threaten Families, Hospitals, and Communities Across NC appeared first on Carolina Forward.| Carolina Forward
Most Medicare patients with opioid use disorder do not receive recommended treatment.| Legal Reader
In a year of uncertainty surrounding Medicaid, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) has reached what CEO Jeff Shaner refers to as “rate clarity.” Specifically, Aveanna achieved 11 state rate increases and two federal rate wins in 2025. Shaner explained the company has been largely insulated from changes to Medicaid because of the population it […] The post Aveanna Achieves ‘Rate Clarity,’ Seeks Hyper-Growth Amid Medicaid Uncertainty appeared first on Home Health Care News.| Home Health Care News
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Dr. Jennifer Strohecker, who has served as Utah’s Medicaid director for the past four years, is stepping down to pursue opportunities in the private sector. In addition to overseeing the Medicaid program, Strohecker also serves as director of the DHHS Division of Integrated Healthcare, which includes the Children’s Health Insurance ... Read More The post State Medicaid director stepping down appeared first on Department of ...| Department of Health and Human Services
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Utah (DHHS) ha anunciado que la Dra. Jennifer Strohecker, que ha ejercido como directora de Medicaid en Utah durante los últimos cuatro años, deja el cargo para buscar oportunidades en el sector privado. Además de supervisar el programa Medicaid, Strohecker también es directora de la División de Atención Médica Integrada del DHHS, ... Read More| Department of Health and Human Services
Congressional Democrats are threatening to force a “government shutdown” unless Republicans agree to $1.5 trillion in demands attached to a continuing resolution, the cost of which is almost entirely due to increasing healthcare subsidies. These are arguments commonly used in support of the healthcare demands, along with responses to correct the record about the situation.... The post EPIC Charge & Response: What’s Really Behind the $1.5 Trillion “Alternative” CR Demands appeared fi...| EPIC for America
Background Currently, registered sex offenders are eligible for taxpayer-funded health care through Medicaid and Obamacare. Obamacare plans are subsidized by the Premium Tax Credit (PTC), which was supersized by Biden’s COVID Credits. There are approximately 800,000 registered sex offenders nationwide, 94% of whom are men. Unfortunately, these individuals demonstrably have no morals and can take... The post Stop Subsidizing Evil: Sex Offenders on Medicaid and Obamacare appeared first on EPI...| EPIC for America
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, the nonprofit said. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to pause abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journ...| Wisconsin Watch
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.| www.nytimes.com
The ugly truth about the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”: It's the largest upward transfer of wealth in American history.| Policy Matters Ohio
At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to drop abortion services in an apparent bid to remain eligible to participate in Medicaid under the GOP budget law enacted this summer. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30, two sources confirm to Autonomy News. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” […]| Mother Jones
Rural hospitals — often the largest employers as well as critical care providers in their regions — will be among the worst hit by the GOP’s Medicaid cuts. The post Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Health Cuts appeared first on OtherWords.| OtherWords
It’s all about pretending a boatload of federal cash helps the free market.| The American Prospect
New report reveals that most tax dollars for Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program went to administrative costs, not healthcare.| The Current
Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services, will lose their jobs by the end of the year because of a $33 million shortfall in the state’s Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Fund. The Medicaid Ombudsman program, which connects thousands of beneficiaries to resources and advice and which […] The post $33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program appeared first on Asheville Wa...| Asheville Watchdog
By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services, will lose their jobs by the end of the year because of a $33 million shortfall in the state’s Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Fund. The Medicaid Ombudsman program, which connects thousands of beneficiaries […] The post $33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program appeared first on North Ca...| North Carolina Health News
By Fred Clasen-Kelly KFF Health News Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal. Under federal law, public schools must provide children with […] The post Parents fear losing disability protections as Trump slashes civil rights office appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Jennifer Fernandez Jamestown resident Ashley Robinson’s third child arrived three months early. A micro-preemie, Milo weighed just 1 pound, 2.7 ounces, smaller than an average woman’s shoe. At 3 weeks old, he had his first surgery. Since then, he’s had at least seven others, including for repairs to his intestines and for glaucoma, a […] The post HealthySteps, which supports families in pediatric clinics, looks to expand in NC appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
In a rural, largely Republican region of California, homegrown efforts to bolster the medical workforce face an uphill battle, in part because of federal health care cuts approved by the GOP Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in July, as well as a state budget deficit.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
Learn about government benefits for families with special needs, including SSI, Medicaid, tax credits, education programs, and housing assistance.| SavingK
You’re committed to providing the best care for your clients—including those on Medicaid. But the numbers don’t always add up. The cost of care is high, and Medicaid reimbursements often ... The post Navigating Medicaid Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Residential Facilities appeared first on Foothold Technology.| Foothold Technology
Article Summary President Trump’s domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One| Capitol News Illinois
As states struggle to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness, some are signing on to a federal pilot project that’s pouring new funding into institutional care.| Tradeoffs
Bari Senecal, 60-something, waits outside the emergency department the morning of August 7 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in the city of Hudson, New York, sitting on her aluminum-frame rollator. Brought by ambulance from the outskirts of Columbia County the night before, she waits for a car service to drive her back. The sky above is hazy with smoke blown in from far-away Canadian forest fires. She drags from a cigarette while she waits. “I fell three stories,” Senecal explains. “I was o...| Barn Raiser
September 8, 2025 On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the cartoonishly-named “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA) into law. This budget bill creates a massive regressive transfer of wealth through its harmful provisions – these provisions impose massive cuts to programs that benefit lower- and middle-income individuals in order to fund tax cuts to […]| Champaign County Health Care Consumers
Preventing unnecessary care and medication prescriptions is the primary purpose of prior authorization. Instead, it has all too often led to slower,| Behavioral Health Business
Behavioral health providers in one state have come out on top in a battle to remove prior authorization requirements for opioid use disorder (OUD)| Behavioral Health Business
Many thoughtful people in the US are concerned about the effects that the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law will have on poor people in many states who are currently enrolled in Medicaid health coverage. KFF has put together a comprehensive analysis of the implications of this omnibus act for Medicaid patients here. I asked Gemini for a summary … Continue reading "The consequences of a trillion dollars"| Understanding Society
Two studies help explain how Americans think about the financial aspects of their long-term care needs, and why they are so poorly prepared.| Howard Gleckman
Health & Medicine’s Executive Director, Margie Schaps, recently shared her perspective in the Chicago Sun-Times on the devastating impact of the newly passed “Big Beautiful Bill.” In her letter to […] The post New Op-Ed: Very few left unscathed with ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ appeared first on Health & Medicine Policy Research Group.| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is here—and with $911 billion in Medicaid cuts looming, you might think the name sounds more ironic than reassuring. With rough waters and uncertainty ahead, behavioral health leaders must focus on steadying the ship, adapting, and seizing new opportunities. In a recent episode of the No Notes podcast, […] The post Don’t Panic, Pivot: Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in Behavioral Health appeared first on Eleos Health.| Eleos Health
The new OBBBA AI scanner uses Eleos’ ambient AI technology to alert providers of patient eligibility changes, preserving revenue and ensuring care continuity amid sweeping Medicaid policy changes Boston, MA — August 20, 2025 — Eleos, the leading AI platform in post-acute care, today announced the launch of the OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) […] The post Eleos Launches AI Scanner to Navigate Medicaid Eligibility Risk in Real Time appeared first on Eleos Health.| Eleos Health
Eleanor Health collaborated with Point32Health to develop a value-based program that provides addiction care along with other services.| Behavioral Health Business
Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, and Washington engaged in peer-to-peer learning and received technical support from NASHP and subject matter experts on serious illness and palliative care policy.| NASHP
Medicaid Unwinding: Resources to Keep Minnesotans Covered 375,000 Minnesotans are at risk of losing health coverage as eligibility reviews return for the state’s public programs, Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare Last month, Minnesota officially began the process of “unwinding” the COVID-19 pandemic-era policy that paused eligibility reviews for those on the state’s public health care programs, Medical […] The post Medicaid Unwinding: Resources to Keep Minnesotans Covered appear...| MN Council of Health Plans
Note: This event was held on Aug. 20, 2025. Some information may be out of date. See below for details about events and resources mentioned in the recording. Panelists (in order of appearance) Resources More info on how the federal budget impacts Ohioans| Policy Matters Ohio
Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) is preparing for a busy fall. We will be hosting a community meeting to help explain the provisions of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which included massive spending cuts to healthcare and food programs, among other programs that people rely on.| Champaign County Health Care Consumers
La región es una de las más pobres del estado. En el condado de Alamosa, 2 de cada 5 residentes están inscritos en Health First Colorado, el programa estatal de Medicaid.| KFF Health News
On July 18th, 2025, UChicago Medicine released a statement announcing its immediate termination of “all gender-affirming pediatric care” due to “federal actions.” Before the halt, UChicago Medicine’s Clinic for Affirmation and Reproductive Equity (Trans CARE) provided services such as “gender-affirming hormone therapy” and “puberty blocking therapy” to pediatric patients identifying as transgender or gender non-conforming. […]| The Chicago Thinker
the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) applauds TennCare’s decision to expand obesity medication coverage to adults 21+ in Tennessee, improving access to comprehensive obesity care and supporting healthier communities.| Obesity Action Coalition
Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.| Truthout
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Health paid roughly $9.6 million in monthly premiums for more than 1,000 Medicaid beneficiaries after their deaths between February 2019 and March 2025, according to a new progress report from the state auditor. The analysis found 1,072 deceased beneficiaries continued to be listed as eligible for Medicaid, triggering […]| The Hayride
Still time to shut it down in the House Today, the Senate passed the federal budget mega-bill by the narrowest margin possible. It’s telling that the last hold-out vote, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), did not switch to a Yes until she had secured special carve-outs to lessen the bill’s impact on her state. That’s because […]| Policy Matters Ohio
The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price.| Mother Jones
MIAMI — Republican lawmakers in the 10 states that refused the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for over a decade have argued their conservative approach to growing government programs would pay off in the long run.| CT News Junkie
A health care desert has emerged in Delaware County. There are currently only two hospitals, Riddle and Mercy Fitzgerald, operating […]| Broad + Liberty
Congressional Republicans, with President Trump, delivered on our promise to extend tax relief for families and small businesses. The One […]| Broad + Liberty
More than half of states — from deep blue California to solidly red Louisiana — want to bring Medicaid behind bars in hopes of saving the lives of people as they leave jail and prison. The post The Medicaid Policy Red and Blue States Agree On appeared first on Tradeoffs.| Tradeoffs
He faced allegations that he violated both state and federal False Claim Acts from January 2016 through October 2020 by improperly billing Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid for services not rendered, the services of an unlicensed provider, and for upcoded or duplicative claims.| CT News Junkie
Idaho still has a budget problem. Despite significant progress on the spending front in the 2025 legislative session, the biggest government program with the biggest budget in Idaho’s history, Medicaid, went unscathed. Overall, the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Medicaid budget appropriation was $5.25 billion, 37% of the $14.1 billion state appropriation for all programs in […]| Idaho Freedom
Politicians said work requirements would get people back to work. They’ll actually kick poor and working people off Medicaid.| Mountain State Spotlight
Politicians said Medicaid patients are milking the system and took away their health care. But providers are the ones at fault.| Mountain State Spotlight
Trump’s Medicaid cuts hurt millions. Ezekiel Emanuel proposes a 7-point plan to streamline coverage, reduce waste, and expand access nationwide.| Penn LDI
A budget proposal from House Republicans could gut Medi-Cal. Families and advocates want to preserve a more certain future for their children’s care.| YES! Magazine
Cuts to Medicaid contained in President Donald Trump’s new budget bill put 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk of closing, according to a study released by Brown| The Georgia Sun
More than 400,000 seniors and medically fragile individuals in Pennsylvania rely on home care – but caregivers and nurses are leaving the industry at an| Home Health Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it would no longer approve funding for some services previously covered by| Home Health Care News
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Republican-led “One Big Beautiful Bill” and sent it to the White House for| Home Health Care News
A class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of consumers of New York’s self-directed Medicaid home care program, has reached a settlement with the state’s| Home Health Care News
While the home health industry has been laser-focused on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2026 home health proposed rule rate cuts| Home Health Care News
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it’s expected to add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.| www.nytimes.com
Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana is already taking a hard look at its budget in light of Republican cuts to Medicaid.| Tradeoffs
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act addresses the nation's challenges head-on, delivering real relief to Texas families.| Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress...
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.| The American Prospect
Explore key terms and acronyms related to new Medicaid reentry policies to better understand state efforts supporting individuals returning from incarceration. The post Key Terms and Acronyms – Health and Reentry appeared first on NASHP.| NASHP
With OBBA now law, states face major shifts in Medicaid and Marketplace programs—prompting swift, strategic implementation efforts.| NASHP
In his latest Beyond the Data column, KFF President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman examines the controversial rural hospital grant program, noting “Will the new $50 billion rural hospital grant program in the big Republican tax and spending law just amount to a bunch of ribbon cutting and big check ceremonies, or will it help rural hospitals offset coming Medicaid cuts, help them in general, or all of the above?”| From Drew Altman Archive | KFF
In his latest Beyond the Data column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman discusses whether Democrats can make the Medicaid and ACA cuts a winning political issue before the midterm elections and before most people feel the cuts.| KFF
The bureaucracy needed to verify if recipients are working doesn’t just stop people from receiving health care—it’s difficult for states to set up.| The American Prospect
President Trump's signature on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill, will lead to upwards of 17 million people losing their health insurance and millions more with higher barriers to accessing care. At CHIR, we'll be working to minimize the law's harms, document its effects, and partner with those| CHIRblog
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: "With the passage of this legislation, the federal government has| Center for Reproductive Rights
Sweeping federal reforms force North Carolina and other states to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs and eligibility under mounting budget pressure.| Tradeoffs
Join Sahan Journal to discuss the recent cuts to health care coverage for immigrants in Minnesota.| Sahan Journal
Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.| North Carolina Health News
The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.| North Carolina Health News
With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from the House.| North Carolina Health News
Indiana Medicaid now requires providers of attendant care and family caregiver services to directly pass a specific portion of Medicaid funds to frontline| Home Health Care News
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it will no longer approve funding for new Medicaid workforce initiatives for| Home Health Care News
Maria Perrin, president of Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), the sole fiscal intermediary of New York’s self-directed Medicaid home care program, has| Home Health Care News
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) is poised to reframe Medicaid, creating significant uncertainty regarding some optional services – including home-| Home Health Care News
Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting pressure.| North Carolina Health News
Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets across the state.| North Carolina Health News
After months of debate , Congress finally passed a gigantic package of tax and spending cuts last week. The legislation slashes federal investments in health care, nutrition programs, education, and other services that many amputees depend on. The post Congress Trims Medicaid, Other Amputee-Serving Programs appeared first on Amplitude.| Amplitude
Despite staunch opposition from the Amputee Coalition, the House passed a budget resolution that could diminish amputees' access to health care by sharply reducing Medicaid spending. The post Medicaid Cuts and Limb Loss: What to Know appeared first on Amplitude.| Amplitude
Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.| The American Prospect
A group of 22 states – including Massachusetts and California – supported New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office.| Broadband Breakfast
The many ways the big budget bill just passed by Congress would affect seniors and younger people with disabilities| Howard Gleckman
North Carolina’s former health secretary explains the heavy lift and hard choices ahead of states as they rush to put Republicans' new health reforms in place.| Tradeoffs
New data from the federal government found that only a slim majority of behavioral health providers are able to take on new patients covered by Medicare| Behavioral Health Business
July 1, 2025 This is truly URGENT. Senate Republicans just passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and it’s headed back to the House of Representatives for a final vote. Pick up the phone and make your voice heard in this critical window! The OBBBA will lead to over 17 million Americans losing their […]| Champaign County Health Care Consumers
June 30, 2025 This is URGENT. Late Saturday night, Senate Republicans narrowly passed a motion to proceed, allowing debate to begin on their version of the devastating reconciliation budget bill. While they cleared this first procedural hurdle, a number of Republican senators continue to voice concerns about the health sections of the bill that make […]| Champaign County Health Care Consumers
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, U.S. Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation Senate-passed budget reconciliation bill puts health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping block In a final vote this morning, the U.S. Senate chose to take health coverage and food assistance away from Americans, shift costs to states, and make life harder for families struggling to make ends meet. If passed by the House, it would enact a massiv...| Missouri Budget Project
