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In the United States, Medicaid is a government program 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 ...
Continuous support during labor may reduce rate of low 5 minute Apgar scores. Doulas may be a useful tool in decreasing disparities [26] As of August 2022, six states were reimbursing doula services on Medicaid plans [27] and 32 states had proposed legislative efforts to provide doula services or Medicaid reimbursements. [28]
Hoosiers who qualify for a Medicaid program that reimburses for care provided at home will now have to apply through two new programs. Those 60 and older will apply to the Pathways for Aging Waiver.
Prenatal care in the United States is a health care preventive care protocol recommended to women with the goal to provide regular check-ups that allow obstetricians-gynecologists, family medicine physicians, or midwives to detect, treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. [1]
Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation's worst rate of infant mortality. With ...
Parents of two children with disabilities are suing an Indiana agency in federal court over changes to attendant care services they say violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal ...
2.6 million were in the "coverage gap" due to the 19 states that chose not to expand the Medicaid program under the ACA/Obamacare, meaning their income was above the Medicaid eligibility limit but below the threshold for subsidies on the ACA exchanges (~44% to 100% of the federal poverty level or FPL); 5.4 million were undocumented immigrants;
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