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Congress Is Looking At Medicaid - What To Know
18 Apr 2025 21:20 GMT
… several times since.
What Is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a program that provides … Medi-Cal. In Oklahoma, Medicaid is called SoonerCare.
Medicaid is not the same … services including personal care, prescription drugs, and physical therapy.
Read the …
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BCBS Oklahoma has new requirements for some asthma medications
17 Apr 2025 22:20 GMT
… with Medicare or Medicaid.
While the drugs are FDA-approved … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I … American Academy of Pediatrics’ drug committee and the American … 501c(3) public charity. Oklahoma Voice maintains editorial independence. Contact …
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Blue Cross Blue Shield now requires prior approval for severe asthma drugs in some states
16 Apr 2025 21:50 GMT
… asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their … Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana, but not those with Medicare or Medicaid … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I want … the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Blue Cross Blue Shield now requires Oklahomans receive prior approval for severe asthma drugs
16 Apr 2025 15:35 GMT
… asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their … Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana, but not those with Medicare or Medicaid … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I want … the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - April 2025
08 Apr 2025 17:32 GMT
… including recent developments in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Medicare Parts … D to develop additional medications or could lower prices … second group of 15 drugs selected for Medicare … North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Other …
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‘Pulling in opposite directions’: Budget hole triggers Oklahoma mental health system pain points
03 Apr 2025 05:04 GMT
… peer recovery support specialists and medications for “so many people with … retroactive change in Medicaid reimbursement rates from the Oklahoma Department of Mental … highlighted a broader peculiarity about Oklahoma’s Medicaid system, which some stakeholders …
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Gutting the Government Could Reignite the Drug Overdose Epidemic
27 Mar 2025 10:23 GMT
… respectively. Still, people on Medicaid face barriers in accessing treatment … only 55 percent of Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with opioid … worse in the South—with Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and … by Medicaid, you’re at risk of using street drugs and …
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What Services Does Medicaid Cover in Assisted Living Facilities?
14 Mar 2025 15:56 GMT
… and managing medication), as an alternative to nursing facilities. Although Medicaid does … daily living such as managing medication. In Medicaid, round-the-clock services … Jersey and Oklahoma require all assisted living facilities to accept Medicaid enrollees …
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Medicaid cuts would cost hospitals $80B in 2026, spike uncompensated care costs: Report
11 Mar 2025 18:30 GMT
… federal funding reductions for Medicaid expansion programs. The … less spent on prescription drugs
$20.7 billion … North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Oregon — facing healthcare … in maintaining financial viability.
Medicaid expansion, introduced under …
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House lawmakers aim to protect federal drug-pricing program
11 Mar 2025 01:24 GMT
… Oklahoma House lawmakers will soon consider a bill protecting a federal drug … having their drugs included on the Medicare and Medicaid formularies. He … his bill states that Oklahoma will follow federal guidelines … work here in Oklahoma with passage of that.”