medicaid

A disgraced former dentist has pleaded guilty to drilling patients with unsafe materials and illegally extracting hundreds of thousands from Medicaid, authorities said.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits and cut payments to doctors....

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed the first major revision in more than two decades to the rules that hospitals must abide by in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaid -- a move that was welcomed by hospitals.

(MedPage Today) -- Emergency physicians in Washington are suing that state's health department over a new law that limits the number of "nonemergency" emergency department visits that Medicaid will cover.

New initiatives led by campaign to cut waste will save Medicaid waste and strengthen partnership with states to reduce improper unemployment insurance payments

Raymond Johnson was dismayed when he found out that his gender made him ineligible for breast cancer treatment under Medicaid.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Signing up for Medicaid could improve your overall health and financial security, says a surprising new study that offers clues on how President Barack Obama's health care overhaul might affect millions of low-income uninsured Americans....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Federal officials cleared the way Friday for Arizona to bar thousands of low-income residents from seeking Medicaid coverage in the next year as the state tries to close a budget shortfall projected at roughly $1 billion....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Children on public insurance are being denied treatment by doctors at much higher rates than those with private coverage, according to an undercover study that had researchers pose as parents of sick kids seeking an appointment with a specialist....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's cash-strapped Medicaid program is considering charging patients $50 a year if they smoke, have diabetes or are overweight....