Death in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap Kaiser Health News 2 million uninsured Americans could get on Medicaid In Democrats’ spending plan : Shots – Health News NPR A death in Dallas: what’s at stake as Congress weighs Medicaid…
A death in Dallas: what’s at stake as Congress weighs Medicaid fix for uninsured – KUAR
For years, Millicent McKinnon of Dallas went without health insurance. She was one of roughly 1 million Texans who make too much to qualify for Medicaid in the state, but too little to buy her own insurance. This was the…
Housing Affordability, Adequacy, and Access to the Internet in Homes of Medicaid Enrollees
Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic disruption have drawn more attention to longstanding issues related to housing and internet access and how these issues can impact health. As the primary source of health insurance for low-income populations,…
Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents – Kaiser Health News
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the best strategies to improve access to the shots and persuade those who remain hesitant. Efforts by state Medicaid agencies and…
Implications of the Medicaid Fiscal Cliff for the U.S. Territories
The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced an array of longstanding fiscal and health challenges that were exacerbated by recent natural…
Will Medicaid take life insurance proceeds after I die? – NJ.com
Q. If I have an insurance policy that has no cash value and my son is the beneficiary, when I die and he receives the money, will Medicaid file a lien on that money? Would my son have to pay…
Georgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care? – Kaiser Health News
Just before Frank Berry left his job as head of Georgia’s Medicaid agency this summer, he said the state “will be looking for the best bang for the buck” in its upcoming contract with private insurers to cover the state’s…
DC Council hits pause button on city contract to extend Medicaid benefits – WTOP
Health care for Medicaid recipients in D.C. is in limbo yet again: The D.C. Council has effectively hit the pause button on a contract with the health care provider that was set to extend benefits to a quarter-million residents. The…
Opinion: Another failure of the Medicaid Entitlement – clarkcountytoday.com
Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center provides what he believes is evidence of another failure of the government health care safety net Roger StarkWashington Policy Center Medicaid began in 1965 as a government health care safety net for low-income…
Comitta backs plan to extend Medicaid coverage – Daily Local News
Members of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus held a press conference at Chester County Hospital to discuss the importance of the Commonwealth’s plans to extend Medicaid coverage to one year postpartum for all Pennsylvanians. Pictured (from left to right): State…