Tag: Medicaid
5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.
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For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success [...]
Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured
Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans — particularly people of colo [...]
As Medicaid Shrinks, Clinics for the Poor Are Trying to Survive
The end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from pushing people off Medicaid is threatening the financial stability of the U.S. safety net.
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Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children
Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that children were not unfairly [...]
At Least 2 Million Children Have Lost Medicaid Insurance This Year
Many of the children were eligible for federal aid, experts said, but errors have been common as states “unwind” assistance from earlier in the corona [...]
Presley Highlights Medicaid in Campaign to Unseat Mississippi’s G.O.P. Governor
Brandon Presley is using Medicaid expansion as a wedge issue in his challenge to Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi.
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Many Children May Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Because of State Errors
Federal officials have discovered major errors in the systems and procedures that some states have been using to verify eligibility for Medicaid, poss [...]
10 drugs to face Medicare price negotiations: See the list
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medi [...]
After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses
Juliette Vasquez gave birth to her daughter in June with the help of Medicaid, which she said had covered the prenatal medications and checkups that k [...]
Medicaid health insurance renewals result in millions of people cut
Supporters hold up Save Medicaid signs during the Senate Democrats' news conference at the Capitol with disability advocates to oppose the Republicans [...]
Hundreds of Thousands Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Since Pandemic Protections Expired
Hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy th [...]
Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight?
Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others th [...]
Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections End
A requirement that states keep people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people could lose their coverage [...]
In Mississippi, a Choice to Forgo Medicaid Funds Is Killing Hospitals
Mississippi is one of 10 states, all with Republican-led legislatures, that continue to reject federal funding to expand health insurance for the poor [...]