Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Arkansas

U.S. HHS Secretary asks Arkansas to re-enroll Medicaid-eligible children who lost coverage

Arkansas’ removal of thousands of children from Medicaid coverage this year has raised concerns with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a Monday letter from the department secretary to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. In Arkansas, 78,506 fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in September […]

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Alabama

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Despite an action-packed year on Capitol Hill, lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list that includes issues ranging from military aid for allies to surveillance programs to the massive Pentagon policy bill — and much more. House members have spent much of 2023 in a prolonged battle over federal spending, but the three-week […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas pharmacists concerned about Medicare.gov errors

Many Arkansas pharmacists are concerned that Medicare Part-D coverage plans do not have the correct networks or providers listed.Currently, millions of Americans age 65 and older are choosing their prescription drug coverage plans for the upcoming year through the Medicare.gov federal website. The enrollment deadline is Dec. 7, 2023.Arkansas Pharmacists Association President Josh Vinson told […]

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