Nearly half (47%) of community health centers report that many or some immigrant patients declined to enroll themselves in Medicaid in the past year, according to a new KFF survey, and nearly a third (32%) of centers say that some…
Impact of Shifting Immigration Policy on Medicaid Enrollment and Utilization of Care among Health Center Patients
Executive Summary On August 14, 2019, the Trump administration published a final rule to broaden the programs the federal government will consider in public charge determinations to include Medicaid coverage for non-pregnant adults and certain previously excluded nutrition and housing…
Medicaid petition meets goal of 178,000 signatures, campaign says – Oklahoman.com
Supporters of Medicaid expansion say they have collected the required number of signatures to put a state question on the ballot next year. Nearly two weeks shy of the Oct. 28 deadline, the Yes on 802 campaign has collected the…
Appeals panel expresses skepticism about Medicaid work requirements – The Washington Post
Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues October 11 Federal appeals court judges sounded dubious on Friday about the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for letting states compel some poor people to work or prepare for jobs in…
What Cuomo doesn’t want to tell you about state’s Medicaid mess – New York Post
After holding steady for years, New York’s Medicaid costs are blasting through the roof again — threatening to drown the state in red ink. In separate new reports, the Empire Center and the Citizens Budget Commission both warn that New…
Federal judges question value of Medicaid work requirements – McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Keeping Up With Changes in Medicaid – AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
As of November 2018, Medicaid is the largest healthcare program in the United States, covering 1 in 5 Americans, and over two-thirds of beneficiaries are enrolled in private managed care plans. Alongside this trend are shifts in care delivery under…
Ann McLane Kuster and Cory Booker: Medicaid should be available in prisons – The Washington Post
Health care is a fundamental human right that should never be stripped from any person, for any reason. The Medicaid program was established to provide health care for low-income Americans. When it became law in 1965, it included an exclusion…
US appeals court skeptical of Trump’s Medicaid work rules – Star Tribune
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients, casting doubt on a key part of a governmentwide effort to place conditions on low-income people seeking taxpayer-financed assistance. All three judges…
Addressing Health and Social Needs of California’s Immigrant Families: Lessons Learned from Local Responses and Future Priorities
A flurry of federal activity on immigration rules and policies is affecting health care and coverage for both lawfully residing immigrants and undocumented immigrants in the country, ranging from deportation policies, a revised “public charge” rule, and a new proclamation…