A judge has ruled in favor of a South Dakota law that helps rural healthcare providers buy discounted drugs and mark up their sale price to fill budget holes created by low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. AbbVie, maker of the arthritis drug Humira, among other medications, sued the state in April 2025. The Chicago-based […]
DAYTON — Few nonresidents of nursing homes know more about what they’re like than Dorothy Valentine. For decades, she worked in them, caring for “her” residents. Despite the hard work, weird hours, and low pay, it was her favorite job, she said. “I loved my residents,” Valentine said. “I always spoiled them. I almost got […]
BRITT — Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn defended his Medicaid stance Saturday at the Hancock County Fair in Britt, expressing a need to continue Gov. Kim Reynolds’ healthcare policy. Lahn said delivering healthcare through the private sector with government oversight is “bipartisan,” saying 42 states including Iowa use managed care organizations, including many Democratic states. […]
On the 61st anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicaid and Medicare into law, the fate of the healthcare programs are emerging as a key issue for the candidates looking to replace Congressman Jared Golden. Republican nominee Paul LePage has said he will protect Social Security and Medicare, but has a history of opposing […]
As some Republican leaders are pushing allegations that Medicaid recipients and their families are defrauding Medicaid, a new poll indicates that most Americans believe they’re far from the main culprit. Most respondents also said they thought the overall Medicaid-fraud push was just politics. In addition, the poll indicated that when it comes to defrauding the […]
Every family hopes to grow old with the people they love most. But for millions of Americans, Alzheimer’s disease slowly takes those moments away. It steals patients’ memories, identities, and independence while caregivers carry much of the burden. As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s continues to grow, we can no longer afford to […]
