Why is the government shut down? How Medicaid, Obamacare are dividing Congress

Federal funding cuts to Medicaid and the expiration of subsidies for Obamacare are the key disputes between Republicans and ...

Colorado to reinstate prior authorization for Medicaid patients’ therapy

Gov. Jared Polis ordered the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to reinstate prior authorization for ...

BUDGET TALK | Top leaders tout new law aimed at preserving state Medicaid, speak on lawsuit over state budget’s new marijauna wholesale tax

Lawmakers and healthcare professionals met in Kalamazoo to mark the effort. It comes as another major piece of their budget plan is facing a new challenge.
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Arkansas wins approval for Medicaid coverage of short-term stays in psychiatric hospitals

A federal agency has approved Arkansas' request to use Medicaid funds to pay for short-term stays for adults at psychiatric hospitals, something state officials say will expand low-income Arkansans' ...