Medicaid

One of the leading psychiatrists in Arkansas is in hot water after being investigated for a huge medicaid scam. The state and feds are investigating Dr. Brian Hyatt after being accused of holding patients against their will for weeks and also walking around Facility hallways with no patients. . Medicaid paid the Doctor over $800,000 […]

Effective January 1, 2023, If your monthly income is less than $1563.00 you qualify for full Medicaid – no more Spendown. If you are a Medicare beneficiary, and your monthly income is less than $2107, then you qualify for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). Here are the benefits: 1. The government will pay your Medicare Part B Premium of $164.90 each month. […]

Three legislative packages are being proposed in Albany for mental health treatment. One would expand who can diagnose patients and connect them to further treatment. Those permissions would include licensed mental health counselors, if the bill is passed. Another would allow practitioners to bill Medicaid directly for services. The third would allow insurers to cover counseling outside […]

As previously reported, the pandemic has adversely impacted members of the Black community at a disproportionately higher level than any other community. Yet, there hasn’t been enough data to fully study the impact until recently. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously released early data from states, but approximately 78 percent of it failed […]