Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The computer issues affected people in 29 states and the District of Columbia and likely included a significant number of children who should have been eligible even if their parents or caregivers were not.

For the first time, Medicare will negotiate the prices of 10 common medicines. Dr. Meena Seshamani, with the Center for Medicare at CMS, and Brian Brito, VP of pharmacy at CareMax, talk about the process.

Research commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analyzed only staffing levels below what experts have previously called ideal. Patient advocates have been pushing for more staff to improve care.

Nearly one-third of the states have received warnings from federal officials that their lengthy call center wait times may be causing people to hang up — and give up — as they attempt to renew coverage.

The Florida Policy Institute's latest push comes after data shows Florida removed 408,000 people from its Medicaid rolls since April. Only Texas has surpassed Florida's numbers.

The waivers aim to reduce the risk of eligible families losing Medicaid coverage due to procedural errors.

The pandemic forced states to not kick anyone off the Medicaid rolls. That ended in April. But many of those booted from the program now scramble to retain their eligibility.

The federal government’s arcane process for medical coding is influencing which reconstructive surgery options are available, creating anxiety for breast cancer patients.

States must remove people from the program whose incomes are too high. Some recipients in Florida and other states that have started the process say they've been mistakenly removed.

Hospitals are facing mixed reviews regarding their efforts to comply with a federal requirement that they post information about prices related to nearly every health care service they provide.