HHealth care Read More Flawed analysis helped cause Colorado Medicaid program’s costs to surgeFebruary 22, 2026 A Colorado Medicaid program was beset with explosive costs and fraud after state officials relied on a flawed…
HHealth care Read More Arkansas now the only state in the country to withhold Medicaid from new momsFebruary 22, 2026 Clinging tight to its rock-bottom ranking in maternal health and mortality, Arkansas earned an odious new superlative this…
HHealth care Read More Rural Iowa hospital to receive surgery robot through federal grant programFebruary 22, 2026 ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG) – Hospitals across the country are bracing for the impact of Medicaid cuts tied to…
HHealth care Read More Hochul is letting Medicaid costs soar — to buy political support from Big Health CareFebruary 20, 2026 For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Kathy Hochul has used the word “unsustainable” to describe her…
HHealth care Read More Cuts to outings, cleaning are latest round of Medicaid slashes for Colorado’s disability communityFebruary 17, 2026 Medicaid benefits that pay for people with disabilities to go on community outings and cover household cleaning, cooking…
HHealth care Read More Colorado holds off on capping pay for home caregivers — for nowFebruary 15, 2026 A plan to limit how many hours Medicaid will pay caregivers in Colorado is on hold until at…
HHealth care Read More Denver Public Schools moves to drop Kaiser Permanente after 50 yearsFebruary 13, 2026 A 53-year-old alliance between Denver Public Schools and Kaiser Permanente Colorado may be coming to an end, a…
HHealth care Read More Colorado required to share personal Medicaid data with federal government, which can be used by immigration authoritiesFebruary 13, 2026 Updated Feb. 11, 2026 at 1:46 p.m. In January, the state’s flagship safety net hospital, Denver Health, distributed…
HHealth care Read More Medical injuries followed by debt and bankruptcy even for the insuredFebruary 12, 2026 Sturti | E+ | Getty Images Even Americans who are covered by health insurance can emerge from medical…
HHealth care Read More New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hardFebruary 11, 2026 Lori Kelley’s deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. The 59-year-old, who lives…
HHealth care Read More Florida mom ‘stuck’ after sick baby’s health coverage was pulled over a little-known rule. How to avoid the same ordealFebruary 10, 2026 Meghann Mendez of Ocala, Florida, thought everything was in place for her 14-month-old son Shae’s potentially life-saving surgery…
HHealth care Read More Hours of tearful testimony result in pause to some Medicaid cuts for Coloradans with disabilitiesFebruary 9, 2026 Colorado Medicaid officials are pausing a few proposed cuts that would have affected children and adults with severe…