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Nebraska Audit Identifies Billing Irregularities And Potential Fraud In Medicaid Personal Care Program
April 2, 2026An audit of Nebraska Medicaid personal assistance services (PAS) and personal care services for the year ended June 30, 2025, found instances of overbilling and insufficient documentation. The state’s billing system allowed PAS providers to submit claims without verification of… -
Texas Court Appoints Receiver To Oversee Foster Care Lead Agency EMPOWER Following Child Safety Failures
April 2, 2026A Texas court appointed a receiver to oversee operations at EMPOWER, the lead community-based care (CBC) contractor in Region 3E, which includes the Dallas area. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) requested the appointment due to concerns… -
Grow Therapy Expands Platform To Integrate EAP With Health Plans And Partner With Health Systems Following $150 Million Funding Round
April 2, 2026Grow Therapy, a mental health platform that connects consumers with therapists and psychiatric providers, is expanding its integration with employer-sponsored benefits and extending its platform to health systems. The company is focusing on aligning employee assistance programs (EAPs) with health… -
OIG Finds Nursing Homes Inappropriately Diagnosed Residents With Schizophrenia To Mask Misuse Of Antipsychotic Drugs
April 2, 2026Nursing homes have inappropriately diagnosed residents with schizophrenia to mask nursing homes’ misuse of antipsychotic drugs, according to a review of nursing home data by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.… -
Supreme Court Rules Colorado Ban On Conversion Therapy For Minors Violates Free Speech
April 1, 2026The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on March 31, 2026, that Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment when applied to talk therapy. In Chiles v. Salazar, the Court found that the law regulates… -
DOJ Finds St. Louis Special School District’s Restraint & Seclusion Practices Violate ADA, Proposes Required Reforms
April 1, 2026The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has found that the Special School District (SSD) of St. Louis County, Missouri violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its use of restraint and seclusion practices. In a letter… -
New Mexico Enacts First-In-Nation Universal Child Care Program With Dedicated Funding
April 1, 2026New Mexico has enacted what state officials describe as the first universal child care program in the nation, establishing a long-term funding framework to provide free child care regardless of family income. The program initially launched on November 1, 2025,… -
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities Have Significantly Less Access To Dialysis Care
April 1, 2026Residents of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are significantly less likely to have access to dialysis care, according to a recent study. Individuals in these communities were 5.6 times more likely to have no dialysis facility within a 30-minute drive… -
About 10% Of U.S. Counties Have Had Poverty Rates Of 20% Or Higher For Two Decades
April 1, 2026More than 300 U.S. counties have experienced sustained high poverty for the past two decades, according to newly released Census Bureau data. In 309 counties—about 10% of all U.S. counties—poverty rates remained at 20% or higher across every five-year period… -
GuardDog Telehealth Settlement Bars Access To TEFCA, Carequality After Alleged Sale Of Patient Records
April 1, 2026GuardDog Telehealth will no longer be permitted to access patient data through the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) or Carequality interoperability frameworks following a settlement announced March 13, 2026. The settlement also requires GuardDog to delete all consumer…
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