Articles tagged “medicaid”

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A correctional gate opening toward a small clinic and a sunrise over a river delta, warm editorial illustration

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CMS Approves Louisiana Plan to Cover Medicaid Care Before Release

Louisiana won federal approval for a waiver that pays for addiction treatment and a 30-day medication supply before someone leaves prison, starting in 2027.

October 10, 20264 min read

Two residential treatment buildings joined by a walkway among trees, warm editorial illustration

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R&S Holdings Acquires Innovo Detox, Entering Pennsylvania

Maryland-based R&S Holdings bought Innovo Detox, a 52-bed detox and residential facility in Abbottstown, adding medically supervised withdrawal to its network.

October 10, 20264 min read

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Indiana Says 58,000 Medicaid Members Fall Short of New Work Rules

Indiana estimates 58,000 Healthy Indiana Plan members are not meeting the work requirements taking effect Jan. 1, 2027, and officials call the number rough.

October 8, 20265 min read

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Rhode Island Audit Faults Opioid Treatment Records and Billing

A state performance audit found all 100 sampled Medicaid opioid treatment claims missed at least one requirement and flagged $875,696 in overpayments.

October 8, 20265 min read

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Missouri Rejects Optional Hardship Exemptions in Medicaid Work Rules

Missouri will not adopt federal short-term hardship exemptions from Medicaid work requirements starting Jan. 1, 2027, citing existing medically frail and caregiver pathways.

October 5, 20265 min read

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Study: 1 in 32 Young Medicaid Patients Stay on Addiction Medication

A JAMA Network Open analysis of 229,847 young Medicaid enrollees finds only half start opioid addiction treatment and just 3.1% stay on medication past 180 days.

October 2, 20265 min read

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CMS Approves Maine Waiver to Start Medicaid Coverage Before Release

Federal officials cleared Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver, letting MaineCare cover reentry services up to 60 days before release from jail or prison.

October 1, 20265 min read

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Medicaid Study Finds Racial Gaps in Buprenorphine After Overdose Care

Across 234,944 Medicaid opioid-related encounters, 14% filled buprenorphine within 30 days, and Black and Hispanic patients were least likely to start or stay on it.

October 1, 20265 min read

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Montana Enforces Medicaid Work Rules Early as Coverage Fears Mount

Montana begins enforcing Medicaid work requirements October 1, requiring nearly 71,000 enrollees to document 80 hours a month or prove a medical-frailty exemption.

September 30, 20266 min read

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Colorado Moves to Curb Medicaid Peer Counseling as Costs Jump 286%

Colorado Medicaid officials are weighing cuts to peer recovery coaching after spending on self-help and peer services rose 286% from 2022 to 2024.

September 29, 20265 min read

Warm editorial illustration of patients continuing their recovery journey within a supportive treatment network, with calendar and care symbols

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RTI Study Validates Retention as a Quality Measure for Opioid Treatment Programs

A nationwide analysis of 1,218 opioid treatment programs finds that higher patient retention correlates with lower hospitalizations, ER visits, and mortality.

September 25, 20265 min read

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Medicaid Buprenorphine Fills Up Tenfold as Federal Cuts Loom

Urban Institute analysis: Medicaid-covered buprenorphine fills rose from 936,000 in 2010 to 8.2 million in 2025, gains now threatened by federal Medicaid cuts.

September 24, 20264 min read

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Advocacy Groups Press for Transparency in $50B Rural Health Transformation Program

Health policy groups urge CMS to increase transparency for the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program as states prepare to submit first progress reports.

August 28, 20264 min read

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D.C. Opioid Settlement Funds Diverted to Medicaid, Sparking Budget Battle

Washington D.C. plans to use $7.8 million in opioid settlement funds for Medicaid and existing programs, prompting protests from advocates who say this violates 'supplement not supplant' law.

August 11, 20265 min read

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D.C. Taps Opioid Settlement Money for Medicaid, Igniting Budget Fight

Washington, D.C.'s fiscal 2027 budget shifts millions in opioid settlement funds to Medicaid and existing treatment programs, prompting supplantation accusations.

August 8, 20265 min read

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RFK Jr. Pitches $50B Rural Health Fund During Virginia Rehab Tour

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Southside Virginia addiction rehab facility while promoting the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program amid Medicaid cuts.

August 4, 20265 min read

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Addiction Recovery Care to Pay $16.2M for Medicaid Fraud in Kentucky

DOJ secures $16.2M judgment against Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky's largest rehab chain, for years of false Medicaid billing.

August 3, 20266 min read

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Three States Pause Medicaid Reentry Plans as Budget Law Bites

Oregon, Rhode Island and Michigan have shelved plans to start Medicaid before release from jail, and only four of 19 approved states have programs running.

July 22, 20265 min read

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Nebraska Becomes First State to Implement Trump-Era Medicaid Work Requirement

Nebraska will require Medicaid expansion enrollees to work 80 hours monthly, raising concerns about addiction treatment access for vulnerable populations.

April 30, 20265 min read

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Medicaid Patients' Access to Opioid Treatment Medications Surged Nationwide, RTI Study Finds

New JAMA Network Open study shows MOUD access among Medicaid beneficiaries rose from 60% to 69% between 2019-2023, with 45 states seeing increases.

April 22, 20265 min read

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