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Medicaid
Secret shoppers reveal New Mexico’s Medicaid healthcare provider network “inadequate”
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new look into New Mexico’s healthcare system reveals that Medicaid enrollees face significant barriers when trying to get care. At the same time, the state spent more than $8 billion on the Medicaid system, so why are there still issues? This fall, a “secret shopper” analysis […]
For West Virginians on Medicaid, lawmaker inaction means dental and vision benefits fall far short
Malav Shah, a dentist, and Ann Sibold, a certified dental assistant, prepare to extract a patient’s tooth at the Charleston free clinic Health Right. Photo by Allen Siegler WEBSTER SPRINGS — Todd Farlow loves his job as the Webster County coordinator for the Family Resource Network, a statewide nonprofit tasked […]
Medicaid dental, vision coverage restricted in WV despite federal aid
WEBSTER SPRINGS — Todd Farlow loves his job as the Webster County coordinator for the Family Resource Network, a statewide nonprofit tasked with meeting the needs of individual counties. “It’s a great job,” he said. “It doesn’t pay well, like any other social work. But, of course, you get the […]