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ACF Launches $6 Million Pilot To Use Predictive Analytics For Child Welfare Risk Assessment
June 10, 2026The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $6 million in competitive grant funding to help state, territorial, and tribal child welfare agencies pilot predictive analytics technology aimed at… -
North Carolina Healthy Opportunities Pilots Reduced Medicaid Costs By $164 PMPM & Improved Social Outcomes
June 10, 2026North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) program reduced Medicaid health care costs by an average of $164 per member per month (PMPM) for the 31,597 people enrolled in the program, according to the results of a multi-year evaluation. According to… -
CMS Proposes Narrow Medical Frailty Definition For Medicaid Work Requirement Exemptions
June 10, 2026In the interim final rule for Medicaid community engagement requirements for the Medicaid expansion population, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services In the interim final rule implementing Medicaid community engagement requirements for the Medicaid expansion population, the Centers for… -
Minnesota Medicaid Disenrolls 61% Of Provider Organizations Delivering Services At High Risk Of Fraud, Most For Incomplete Paperwork
June 10, 2026After completing reviews of 5,583 Medicaid provider organizations delivering services the state has identified as high risk for fraud, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) notified 3,411 organizations (61%) that they would be disenrolled, according to a recent announcement.… -
Medicaid Expansion Associated With Reductions In Mortality Among Young Adults With Kidney Failure
June 8, 2026The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion was associated with reductions in one-year mortality among young adults ages 19 to 23 years who initiated dialysis for kidney failure, according to a recent study. Before expansion, this group had a one-year… -
Percentage Of Florida Older Adults Hospitalized For Mental Disorders Increased By 16% Between 2022 & 2024
June 8, 2026The share of older adults in Florida hospitalized for mental disorders increased by 16% between 2022 and 2024, according to a recent report by the Humana Foundation. More than 12% of older adults in the state have been diagnosed with… -
Oregon Adopts Four-Year Plan To Expand Community-Based Services For Youth With Complex Behavioral Health Needs
June 8, 2026Oregon’s System of Care Advisory Council (SOCAC) has adopted a four-year strategic plan intended to expand access to community-based treatment and create a sustainable service infrastructure for youth with complex behavioral health needs or intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). The plan is… -
80% Of People With Major Depressive Disorder Do Not Believe Antidepressants Are Sufficient To Reach Remission
June 8, 2026About 80% of people receiving antidepressant treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) do not believe antidepressants alone will help them achieve remission, according to a global survey conducted as part of Johnson & Johnson’s Generation Fine depression awareness campaign. About… -
2.60 Children Per 1,000 Ages 10 To 17 Have Type 2 Diabetes, More Than Triple The Rate In 2017
June 8, 2026About 2.60 per 1,000 children ages 10 to 17 had diagnosed type 2 diabetes between 2022 and 2024, according to a recent study. Across all children ages 0 to 17, the prevalence was 1.40 per 1,000. Among children younger than… -
Kansas Awards Family Mobile Crisis Helpline Contract To Health Source Integrated Solutions, Replacing Carelon Behavioral Health
June 8, 2026The Kansas Department for Children and Families selected Health Source Integrated Solutions to provide Family Mobile Crisis Helpline services, replacing incumbent contractor Carelon Behavioral Health. The contract’s initial term begins on July 1, 2026, and runs for three years, followed…
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