In 2020, the U.S. Congress passed the No Surprises Act, a bipartisan bill designed to ban many types of surprise medical bills for patients.

According to a New York Times report, one doctor received a payment of $330,000 for a procedure where the average payment is approximately $2,000.

New York's Medicaid program chose not to contract with Equifax for income verification, instead selecting a less expensive, local technology company.

A new federal law will require approximately 20 million Medicaid recipients nationwide to prove they are working, attending school, or volunteering to maintain their health coverage.

New York's Medicaid program serves over 6 million people and is managed by 1,000 staff across 10 divisions.

The federal bill H.R. 1 is projected to cut Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion.

The federal government is developing an open-source tool named Emmy to help states collect data and documents from Medicaid members for work requirement verification.

The federal bill H.R. 1 is projected to cause more than 7 million people to lose their Medicaid coverage.

Non-profit organizations are concerned that states are over-investing in technology for Medicaid changes while under-investing in direct human assistance.

The new work requirements for Medicaid recipients are scheduled to take effect next January.

The new federal law (H.R. 1) requires Medicaid recipients to renew their eligibility twice a year, an increase from the previous requirement of once a year.

Nebraska is implementing Medicaid work requirements ahead of the federal schedule.

Some states are considering cutting Medicaid services for families with autistic children to manage budget shortfalls resulting from H.R. 1.

Montana and Arkansas plan to implement Medicaid work requirements in July.

Experts predict that new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks could cause as many as 1 million people in New York to lose their Medicaid coverage.

An expert source predicts that many of the 39 states with gubernatorial elections this fall will delay making unpopular Medicaid budget cuts until after the elections.

Medicaid is reportedly sharing state-level data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security.

Some states are spending between $10 million and $20 million on new technology systems to manage Medicaid work requirements.