New Hampshire is delaying implementation of its premium system for Medicaid as it awaits federal approval to move forward. “The situation is status quo,” Jake Leon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email to the Bulletin. “Medicaid premiums have not been implemented. Still waiting on federal guidance on the […]

A group of New Hampshire disability rights advocates, families and care agency professionals want to see reform in the state’s disability care system. New Hampshire’s System Review Committee finalized its recommendations for systemic reform Thursday. The committee came together in December after a Bulletin investigation last year uncovered evidence of hundreds of abuse and neglect […]

A bill aimed at protecting people with disabilities from abuse and neglect is now law. Senate Bill 670 creates a developmental services oversight commission responsible for reviewing the state-regulated, taxpayer-funded care system for people with disabilities. The commission will be made up of lawmakers, state officials, private providers, advocates, parents of people with disabilities, and […]

The latest financial challenge for New Hampshire childcare providers started with a heated exchange in the Executive Council chambers.  At a session on May 6, Councilor John Stephen pursued an aggressive line of questioning toward Lori Weaver, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, regarding a childcare contract.  Contracts between state agencies and […]

Last month, New Hampshire legislators took their final regular session vote, marking the end of the state’s 2026 legislative session. While a handful of childcare-related bills are awaiting a final verdict from the governor, about half of the filed bills failed to make it to the end.  So far, Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed bills […]

A federal judge is set to weigh in on whether New Hampshire’s at-home care program for the elderly and people with physical disabilities is so lackluster it violates federal laws meant to protect people from institutionalization. On Wednesday, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire scheduled a trial to begin Nov. […]