Pennsylvania has quietly moved to limit access next year to popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for residents covered by Medical Assistance, the state’s Medicaid plans.
Thousands of low-income Pennsylvanians will face new barriers to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic under a move quietly ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett plans to accept federal funding to carry out a variation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion plan, sources close to the governor have ...
The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...
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HHS has approved Pennsylvania’s plan to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to launch Healthy Pennsylvania, a program that will promote affordable care and increase access to care for the uninsured ...