Medicaid requirements are changing
Millions of sick Americans could have a tougher time retaining medicaid coverage after the first-ever federal work requirement begins in January in most states.
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Trump Rx adds 160 more medications
The Trump administration is expanding its Trump Rx prescription drug platform.
Trump Administration reaches drug cost deal with Abbvie
The Trump Administration reached an agreement with drug-maker Abbvie that it says will drop the price of some medicines.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.
“We could save lives” — American Cancer Society in SC calls for additional funding, Medicaid expansion
“They screen patients who are uninsured or underinsured, and with an additional million dollars, they could screen more patients. So right now the screening that they have, they run out of screening every year. They have patients calling into their office saying hey can I get a screening and they have to tell them no I’m sorry we don’t have any funds to screen you,” Johnson says.
Medicaid now certifies kids for free lunch in 8 more states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added eight states, including South Carolina, to the 19 where students receiving Medicaid coverage will be automatically added to the program offering free or reduced-price school lunches.
Democrats call for Medicaid expansion in South Carolina
Inside the Statehouse, Democratic lawmakers are calling for Medicaid expansion in South Carolina. Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus met with the media Tuesday to discuss the passage of the American Rescue Plan, which includes new incentives for states to expand Medicaid.
Georgia man sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for defrauding Medicaid programs in the Carolinas
According to United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr., a Georgia man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for defrauding Medicaid programs in the Carolinas.
Attorney General Wilson announces the recovery of over $60,000 taken through Medicaid fraud
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the Medicaid Recipient Fraud division of the Attorney General’s Office recovered over $60,000 in Medicaid benefits stolen from taxpayers through Medicaid fraud committed by an individual in the Charleston County area. The individual’s name has not been released.
Most Doctors Will Be Required to Use Prescription Database
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Most doctors in South Carolina will soon be required to consult a database of patients’ medical history as a way to combat the state’s rampant prescription painkiller problem. Policy changes will direct any doctor who wants to bill either Medicaid or the state’s health plan for public workers to use the database. That’s been voluntary since…
