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Governors and State Medicaid Directors Get a New Assignment from Dr. Oz: Quickly Recertify “High-Risk” Providers
On April 23, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sent a letter to all 50 Governors calling upon their Medicaid programs to “undertake a swift revalidation of Medicaid providers of services at high risk of waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption.” In the letter he requests that the Governor notify CMS within 10 business days (May 7)…
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Congress Wanted to Protect People Living in Areas with High Unemployment from Losing Health Care Due to Work Reporting Requirements. Will it Actually Happen?
During the Congressional debate about the passage of H.R. 1, many concerns were raised about the adoption of a mandatory work reporting requirement for people covered by Medicaid expansion – including the risks of people living in areas with high unemployment losing health coverage despite their best efforts to find work. In response, statutory language…
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Louisiana Loses a Formidable Child Health and Medicaid Champion in Ruth Kennedy
A few weeks ago, I learned that our friend, Ruth Kennedy, former LaCHIP and Medicaid Director in Louisiana, had passed away. I met Ruth back in the early 2000’s when we were both CHIP directors and participated in the Covering Kids and Covering Kids and Families grant programs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.…
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States Work to Prevent Fraud Against Medicaid, Administration Uses Fraud to Attack Program
The first three months of 2026 have witnessed an unprecedented series of fiscal and rhetorical attacks on states by the White House and the political leadership at CMS, ostensibly about fraud against Medicaid. The focal point of these attacks has been Minnesota. On January 6, CMS notified the Governor of Minnesota that his state was out…
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Rooted in Justice and Joy: What Black Maternal Health Demands of Us Right Now
This week marks the 10th annual Black Maternal Health Week led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA). The theme, Rooted in Justice and Joy, honors a decade of movement-building by Black-led organizations while also naming the systemic forces –systemic oppression, reproductive injustices, and health inequities— that continue to threaten the lives of Black Mamas.…