Medicaid

Research suggests access to public health insurance can help curb recidivism. Reentry organizations in Missouri are working to enroll people in Medicaid after they leave prison to keep them from coming back.

A new report by the state Auditor's Office has found the number of appeals claims overturned by an independent judge greatly increased when the state privatized its Medicaid program.

Iowa Medicaid officials told the Council on Human Services that they intend to release a request for proposals for another managed care organization at the end of this year.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she'll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured.

The Iowa Department of Human Services has announced Elizabeth Matney will lead the state's Medicaid program starting June 1.

Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people.

Republicans on a Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require the state to conduct additional verification of Iowans’ eligibility for food assistance and other types of public aid.

A federal government report has found Iowa’s Medicaid program didn’t fully comply with state and federal requirements for reporting serious injuries and…

Department of Human Services officials told lawmakers Wednesday that it doesn’t plan to release the millions it’s withholding from one of the state’s…

Republicans in the Iowa Senate have passed a bill that would require a portion of the state’s Medicaid recipients to work in order keep access to health…