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Within the ten states that have not opted for Medicaid expansion, the median income limit for eligibility in the traditional Medicaid program is 38 percent of the FPL. [a] The uninsured rate within the non-expansion states was 15.4 percent in March 2023 compared to 8.1 percent in expansion states. [2]
Medicaid is a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a significant ...
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which operates these programs — called STAR and CHIP — shocked many pediatric providers in Tarrant County in March when it decided not to award ...
Reducing the 90% Medicaid expansion match to a state’s rate for its traditional Medicaid enrollees could prompt many states to drop out of the expansion program since they’d have to make up ...
The Medicaid "unwinding" that began after eligibility checks resumed this year led millions of people to lose coverage. Texas has the most disenrollments.
For Medicaid benefits, beneficiaries generally enroll in their state's Medicaid FFS program or a Medicaid managed care plan administered by an MCO under contract with the state. Recently, Congress and CMS have placed greater emphasis on the coordination and integration of Medicare and Medicaid benefits for dual-eligible beneficiaries.
More than 700,000 Texas kids have lost their Medicaid health insurance this year. Some will go without any type of insurance. Texas becomes ‘ground zero’ for kids losing their Medicaid health ...
The federal government has made it a requirement for states to implement an estate recovery program for Medicaid in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. [ 10 ] [ 1 ] That was done with primary concern towards recipients who received long-term care services, which had required the applicant to have very low asset levels.