Supporters hold Save Medicaid signs during Senate Democrats’ press conference on the Capitol with disability advocates to oppose the Graham-Cassidy Republican health care bill. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Nearly 3 million people have been released from Medicaid since protection from the Covid-19 pandemic ended in April, with three-quarters of those … Read more
About 75% of the 2.7 million people who lost Medicaid coverage in 32 states and Washington, D.C. were kicked out of the program because they didn’t complete their coverage renewal process. This means that many of these individuals may have lost their insurance despite being eligible for Medicaid. States are checking people’s eligibility for Medicaid … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Leqembi’s treatment for Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s. Medicare announced it would broadly cover Leqembi for patients enrolled in the program for older Americans, though several conditions apply. Medicare coverage is a critical step in helping seniors with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease pay for treatment, which has a list … Read more