Northern Virginia Daily4d
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
Nevada Current4d
Lawmakers: Trump policies could tank Nevada revenue, create state budget crisis
The Nevada state budgeting process began with a $335 million oopsie, and while it may have been resolved, a potentially much larger fiscal crisis looms: the Trump administration.
Plan to break up Nevada’s biggest agency could bring lower health care costs
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is no fan of big government, and a plan he announced in January's State of the State address ...
Las Vegas Sun27d
Nevada Gov. Lombardo prioritizes health care, housing and education reforms in State of the State
Gov. Joe Lombardo laid out his agenda for the ... the administrator of Nevada Medicaid, “enables us to cut a better deal for taxpayers while offering better insurance options for Medicaid ...
Nevada governor’s staff, with fixes, lands balanced budget
The governor’s staff said multiple amendments cut out such duplicate funding, explored funding reversions and made other ...
‘Massive confusion’: Nevada officials worry over looming federal funding pauses
Following the federal judge’s temporary block, Cannizzaro accused the Trump administration of reversing itself and saying the freeze doesn’t apply to as many programs vital to Nevadans. She called the ...
Lombardo's office submits fixes to create balanced budget proposal
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's office has submitted amendments to fix issues with his proposed two-year budget and ensure it ...
Modern Healthcare3d
Southern states are funding rural health, yet rejecting Medicaid
States are investing in rural health, but most Southern states have long rejected federal Medicaid funds. That’s unlikely to ...
Across the South, rural health care has become 'trendy': Medicaid expansion has not
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients ...
Benefits Pro7d
Rural health care has become ‘trendy’ — Medicaid expansion has not
There’s a large gray cloud hanging over Medicaid expansion right now, and that’s because there’s so much uncertainty about ...
8newsnow6d
$335M deficit gone in Lombardo’s amended Nevada budget, but lawmakers have new concerns
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s budget team presented an amended budget to the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday night, addressing a $335 million structural deficit in the initial proposal but prompting ...
Nevada Appeal5d
How Lombardo’s office eliminated its budget deficit
On the night of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s State of the State address last month, Democratic legislative leaders accused the ...