Category: Medicaid
Medicaid Work Requirements Hit Roadblocks
While a number of states are adopting work requirements, the path has gotten murkier in recent months, both because of court rulings and political calculations.
Uninsured rate rises to four-year high, Gallup
The 2.8-percentage-point increase since that low represents a net increase of about seven million adults without health insurance.
Most Americans favor Medicare-for-All, poll
Seventy-four percent of those polled, including nearly half of Republicans (47%), favor a national government plan like Medicare that is open to anyone.
Can the states fix US healthcare?
For over a decade, we’ve been waiting for Washington to solve our healthcare woes. Now, with Washington in total dysfunction, states are looking for solutions.
Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States
Nearly a hundred rural hospitals in the United States have closed since 2010. Another 600-plus rural hospitals are at risk of closing,
Medicaid ‘Buy-in’ – a new option for the uninsured?
At least 10 states are exploring whether to allow residents to pay premiums to “buy in” to Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor.
Inslee proposes public option though health exchange
Consumers will have lower deductibles, improved access, evidenced-based services, and access to transparent, predictable cost-sharing, Inslee says
Medicaid plans helping patients get their GED
Plans starting to pay for services such as meals, transportation, housing and other Assistance to improve members’ health and reduce medical costs.
Texas Obamacare ruling on shaky ground – Opinion
This ruling will likely not undo the law. It does, however, add more uncertainty to the ACA while also showing how Republicans want to destroy the law.