‘This perfect storm:’ How Idaho Medicaid cuts could affect everyone’s health care access

In February 2024, the Idaho Legislature debated a bill that would’ve probably repealed Medicaid expansion. Without the ...
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

New Report Outlines Steps Policymakers Can Take to Protect Medicaid Coverage for People with Mental Health Conditions

Developed by NAMI and the Legal Action Center, the report offers practical guidance to help states prevent coverage losses ...
Vail Daily

Gov. Polis’ budget request for next year includes limits on some Medicaid services, more money for schools

A new budget proposal from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis would slow the rate of state Medicaid spending, including limiting certain services, while continuing to make good on his and the legislature’s ...

‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ threatens Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits for thousands in R.I., state’s analysis finds

Three new reports released by Governor Dan McKee’s administration show the law cuts food assistance benefits for at least 2,300 households and threatens Medicaid coverage for more than 30,000 people ...

As Medicaid work requirements loom, study finds links between coverage, better health and higher employment

Recent federal legislation requires the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to start ...
WTOL

Michigan to limit Medicaid coverage for weight loss drugs to people with diabetes, morbid obesity

Michigan’s new bipartisan state budget will limit Medicaid coverage of a group of weight loss drugs whose use has exploded in popularity in recent years. GLP-1 receptor agonists like Wegovy, Saxenda ...
Denver Gazette

Medicaid spending surge for therapy sessions prompts Colorado to reinstate limits

Colorado’s health agency will reinstate prior authorization requirements for Medicaid patients’ therapy sessions next year as part of its efforts to control costs, which soared following a state law ...