Officials predict only 5% of North Dakota Medicaid recipients will be impacted by program changes

Officials predict only 5% of North Dakota Medicaid recipients will be impacted by program changes

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is well positioned to deal with changes to the Medicaid program, but the Department of Health and Human Services does expect 3% to 5% of the state’s Medicaid population to get pushed off the rolls by new requirements. Patient advocates worry that people eligible for Medicaid will lose coverage due to new administrative hurdles, and the loss of Affordable Care Act tax credits may cause further …

Rural North Dakota hospitals, patients in limbo following federal Medicaid changes

GRAFTON, N.D. — Though estimates exist for the impact on patients and hospitals following Medicaid changes in President Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s a waiting game to see for sure what will happen, according to several health care leaders in North Dakota. For the time being, there are more unknowns than knowns, they say. Alan O’Neil, CEO of Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota, said many are waiting to see how things turn o…

New work requirements for Medicaid gives states less leeway

The states that have filed or plan to file such applications with work requirements include Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah. Continue reading…