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		<title>From Temporary Fixes to Lasting Change: Fixing CHIP Eligibility in Kansas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children The Kansas State Legislature’s 2026 session proved successful for one particular policy: updating state law to ensure more eligible Kansas kids can access health coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To understand why a small change will make a big impact on Kansas families – picture [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medicaid Managed Care: The Big Five in Q1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The “Big Five” have reported their financial and enrollment results for the first calendar quarter of 2026. The “Big Five” are the five largest publicly-traded insurers, measured by enrollment, in the Medicaid managed care market. Four of them—United Health Group, Elevance, CVSHealth/Aetna, and Centene, in that order—were also the four largest commercial health insurers by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Protecting Maternal Heart Health and Lives: Key Takeaways from the New NASEM Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Say Ahhh! Health Policy Blog readers know, the US rates for maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality and severe morbidity are high, with Black and Indigenous women experiencing the highest rates. In 2024, the maternal mortality rate for Black mothers was 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, which was significantly higher than the rates for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Protected: Driving the Conversation with Compelling Op-Eds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Protected: Hannah Video Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in California</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Schneider]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the second time in the 60-year history of the Medicaid program, a CMS deferral of federal matching funds has been announced by the Vice President of the United States at a White House press conference.  The first time was on February 25, when Vice President J.D. Vance told the press that CMS was delaying [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When Grief Becomes a Crime in Texas: Black Maternal Mental Health and Care Gaps We Cannot Ignore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tanesha Mondestin and Kay Matthews A Mother&#8217;s Pain, A System&#8217;s Failure In February 2026, Tamisha Cheyniece Drake of Lufkin, Texas, lost her newborn daughter at birth. Two months later, she returned to the cemetery where her baby had been buried, dug up the grave, and removed her daughter&#8217;s remains. She was arrested and charged [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in Minnesota: Is the Fiscal Assault Headed for the Off-Ramp?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The fiscal assault on Minnesota’s Medicaid program appears to be headed for the off-ramps. Led by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the CMS Administrator, with the full-throated support of Vice President J.D. Vance, CMS launched a two-pronged attack.&#160; The first, launched on January 6, was a threat to withhold $515 million in federal Medicaid matching funds per [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The New Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Are Here—Don’t Let the Nebraska “Soft Start” Fool You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On May 1, 2026, Nebraska became the first state to start the new work requirements under H.R. 1, the law passed last year making historic cuts to Medicaid. We have reported extensively on why work reporting requirements are a bad idea. Nebraska was not adequately prepared to launch work reporting requirements, nor has the Centers [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meeting Families Where They Are: How Medicaid Can Strengthen Children’s Health Through Community Health Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When a child misses a well-child visit, falls behind on immunizations, or goes undiagnosed with a chronic condition, the consequences can ripple across a lifetime. Children whose health needs are addressed early are more likely to thrive academically, economically, and physically as adults. Yet for families navigating delays to care amid fragmented health and social [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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