Health Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them. Sydney Lupkin Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health King Country searches for ways to save public health clinics from the budget ax Most of King County’s 10 public health centers will have to close next year unless the county comes up with a budget fix soon. Eilís O'Neill
Health Two families sue Florida for being kicked off Medicaid in 'unwinding' process Two children and their parents are suing the state of Florida, alleging that their Medicaid coverage was terminated without proper notice or a chance to contest the state agency's decision. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Texas Medicaid drops 82% of its enrollees since April Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far. Selena Simmons-Duffin
National 78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients. Jaclyn Diaz
Health In some states, hundreds of thousands dropped from Medicaid As states begin to require people to requalify for the free health insurance, many who are eligible are losing coverage because of administrative snafus. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Politics Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said. Kaitlyn Radde Joel Rose
Health Thousands on Medicaid in WA may lose coverage Thousands of Apple Health enrollees are at risk of losing health care coverage now that pandemic protections for Medicaid have expired across the US. That coverage gap will look different across the country. But in Washington… you may no longer meet the requirements or you could miss the deadline to reapply. Aaron Katz is a Principal Lecturer Emeritus for the School of Public Health at University of Washington. He’ll walk us through some of the administrative hurdles and how the red tape may impact patients in our state/county. Patricia Murphy Brandi Fullwood Play AudioListen 15 mins
Health Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again As the White House and Republicans in Congress gear up for negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling, how to pay for senior health care could be a sticking point, even if cuts are "off the table." Michele Martin Tinbete Ermyas Gurjit Kaur Play AudioListen 7 mins
Business Medicaid and Medicare hotline workers strike over pay and working conditions Call center workers at a federal contractor that provides services for Medicare and Medicaid have staged a walkout in four states. Mary Yang
