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Arizona Issues Statewide ALTCS Case Management Services RFI
Indiana Governor Signs Multiple Executive Orders Aligned with Make America Healthy Again Initiative
Michigan Governor Orders DHHS Review of Medicaid Cut Impacts
Ohio Medicaid Saved $140 Million After Moving to SPBM, Report Finds
Ohio, West Virginia Rural Hospitals Form Integrated Network to Support Value-Based Care
Accreditation Entities to Develop Standards Around AI Usage in Healthcare
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Arizona Submits Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment for Medicaid Work Requirements, Lifetime Coverage Limits
Arkansas Legislature Advances Bill to Increase ARHOME Medicaid Expansion MLR, Add Work Requirements
California Governor Signs $2.8 Billion Bill to Close Medi-Cal Gap, Maintain Coverage Through June
Indiana Governor Signs Multiple Executive Orders Aligned with Make America Healthy Again Initiative
Iowa Submits Section 1115 Demonstration Application to Impose Medicaid Expansion Work Requirements
Oregon Submits Extension Request for SUD Section 1115 Demonstration
Trump Signs Executive Order on Drug Price Negotiations, Hospital Payments
CMS Releases FY 2026 SNF Payment Proposed Rule with 2.8 Percent Rate Increase
CMS Issues RFI on Potential Changes to Medicare Regulations
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Arkansas Governor Enacts Law Allowing Physician Assistants as Medicaid Primary Care Providers
Indiana Legislators Pass Medicaid Expansion Work Requirement Bill
Trump to Target Pharmaceutical Imports with New Tariffs
Federal Judge Blocks Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
CareSource to Acquire Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Arkansas Submits Section 1115 Demonstration Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment
Florida Releases MMIS Modernization RFI
Idaho Submits Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Request
Montana Governor Signs Medicaid Expansion Renewal Bill with Work Requirements
Oregon Releases CCO Procurement RFI
States File Lawsuit Over Federal Funding Cuts for Public Health Programs
Point32Health to Exit MassHealth Managed Care, Cuts 110 Jobs Amid Financial Losses
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Idaho Governor Signs Bill to Transition to Managed Care, Add Work Requirements
Maine to Submit Section 1115 SUD Demonstration Renewal for Reentry Services, Tribal Health
Massachusetts Seeks New Vendors as Commonwealth Care Alliance Plans to Cease Operations
New York Extends CDPAP Enrollment Grace Period
Senate Finance Committee Advances Dr. Oz Nomination for CMS Administrator
President Trump Nominates March Bell for HHS Inspector General Position
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California Requests Supplemental $2.8 Billion for Medi-Cal Amid Budget Shortfall
Indiana House Committee Advances Medicaid Work Requirement Bill Without HIP Enrollment Cap
Kentucky Legislature Passes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill
Oregon Legislature Passes Medicaid MCO, Hospital Tax Extension Bill
Medicare Advantage 2025 Costs to Exceed Fee-for-Service by $84 Billion, MedPAC Finds
HCSC Completes $3.3 Billion Acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage Business
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Alaska Releases Medicaid Vision Program RFP
Idaho Legislature Approves Medicaid Work Requirements, Managed Care Bill
Illinois Awards D-SNP Contracts to Four Plans
Nevada Announces Medicaid Managed Care Notice of Intent to Award Five Health Plans
Trump Administration Proposes to Shorten ACA Enrollment Period, Apply New Restrictions
House Passes Stopgap Funding Measure Extending Telehealth, Excludes Medicare Rate Increase
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Michigan Seeks Public Feedback on Behavioral Healthcare Access Ahead of PIHP Reprocurement
CareSource to Acquire New York-Based Long-Term Care Plan
Ohio Submits Section 1115 Demonstration to Add Work Requirements to Medicaid Expansion
South Dakota Senate Advances Medicaid Expansion Funding 2026 Ballot Measure
CMS Rescinds Medicaid, CHIP HRSN Guidance
HHS Announces Policy Narrowing Public Input on Policies
CVS Sells Medicare Shared Savings Program to Wellvana
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Arizona Proposes Medicaid Work Requirements, Lifetime Coverage Limits
Colorado Medicaid Costs Expected to Surpass Previous Estimates by $86 Million in Fiscal 2026
Florida Lawmakers to Consider Bills Expanding Scope of Practice
Idaho Legislature Introduces Second Medicaid Reform Bill with Medicaid Managed Care
Illinois Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Funding for CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration, Maternal Home Care Programs
House Passes GOP Budget Resolution
U.S. Senate to Investigate UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage Billing Practices
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Illinois Governor Creates Behavioral Health Division as Lawmakers Propose Rate Increases
Indiana Senate Approves HIP Enrollment Cap, Medicaid Work Requirement Bill
New Jersey Releases Two RFAs to Expand PACE Program Statewide
Trump Administration Oversees Layoffs of Thousands at HHS, Other Agencies
CMS Cuts ACA Navigator Funding to $10 Million
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