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State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 Georgia Medicaid Work Reqs Waiver Extended To December 2026 Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 152,000 Ohio children without health insurance as feds reject coverage plan Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/26/25 CMS: More hospitals to face higher readmission penalties in 2026 Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 Ohio Medicaid Head to Depart Ahead of Auditor’s Contract Probe Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 CMS To Roll Out New Income Verification App For States To Use Alongside $200M Implementation Fund For Incoming Medicaid Work Requirements Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 CMS To Issue OBBB Redetermination Policy Rule In December Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/19/25 CMS Highlights State Use Of Ex Parte As Key To Implementing Work Reqs Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/11/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/11/25 Medicaid Contractor Gainwell Spared Probe by Late-Night Stealth Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/11/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/11/25 High costs prevent 63% of uninsured adults from getting coverage, report shows Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/5/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/5/25 Real-time drug pricing access rule to take effect Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/5/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/5/25 Are States Ready to Implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 OBBBA Medicaid Policy Timeline Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Buying health insurance on the ACA marketplace? Prepare for Ohio premiums to go up – by quite a bit Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Medicaid’s Next Chapter Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Fact sheet Major federal and Ohio healthcare access and affordability policy changes Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/29/25 Cap On Fed Share Of Emergency Medicaid For Undocumented Has Broader Implications Read More
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