WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors across the political spectrum are hitting the same roadblock in their bids to expand Medicaid with federal funds: Republican legislators who adamantly oppose "Obamacare."
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal auditors say New York should repay $60.8 million in Medicaid reimbursement for unallowable costs for room and board for taking care of developmentally disabled people.
There is a doctor working in Maine who has decided he's not going to accept insurance anymore. Instead he says he's reduced prices so they are affordable for everyone.
A possible six percent cut in the Medicaid budget could spell doom for up to 70 of New York State's Arc agencies and other non-profits.
Aida Mariani works for the Arc of Oneida and Lewis Counties. She says possible cuts coming from Governor Andrew Cuomo's office could affect more than 2,000 people served by the two counties...
The state Department of Health's Medicaid program overpaid health care providers by $7.8 million over a six-month period because of flaws with its e-Med NY computer system.
That's according to an audit by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office...
Albany, NY (WIBX) - In the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history, the New York Attorney General is announcing that drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion to settle misconduct charges relating to several drugs, including Paxil, Wellbutrin, Advair, and Avandia.