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Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an ...

Medicaid eligibility changes could leave thousands without healthcare

DC will automatically move Medicaid users to the Healthy DC Plan, but patients will lose vision and dental coverage. One DC ...

Health insurance premiums and Medicaid coverage is the center of the government shutdown

As the government continues to standstill, health insurance premiums are set to rise and Medicaid coverage is set to decrease ...

Walz pauses payments for 14 ‘high-risk’ Medicaid programs

Walz’s move on Oct. 29 comes after fraud schemes in Minnesota public programs have gamed state government out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Why won’t Medicare cover my brand-name prescription drug anymore?

During the open enrollment period, it is extremely important that Medicare beneficiaries review their prescription coverage ...

Health officials scrambling to fix new Medicare directory after report finds widespread coverage errors — how it could leave seniors paying more

Federal health officials are now scrambling to fix tech issues, first reported by The Washington Post, that are displaying inaccuracies in the new online directory for Medicare Advantage plans on the ...