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Medicaid
Hundreds of thousands of younger veterans go uninsured, new report finds
Nov 10, 2023
The Urban Institute has released a new report saying that roughly 400,000 veterans under 65 go without coverage. But expanded Medicaid could help.
Higher subsidies drive record ACA enrollment
Nov 9, 2023
The government has extended pandemic-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplace until 2025 — and even higher-income families are eligible.
Millions may soon lose Medicaid coverage
May 24, 2023
During the COVID public health emergency, states couldn’t kick anyone off Medicaid. Now, that continuous enrollment is coming to an end.
Several states experiment with putting Medicaid funds toward food
Feb 14, 2023
A handful of states received federal waivers allowing use of Medicaid funding for medically tailored meals or nutrition counseling.
Once pandemic emergency protections end, millions likely to lose Medicaid
by
Blake Farmer
Jan 2, 2023
As many as 15 million people may lose Medicaid coverage after the pandemic emergency is formally declared over. But the government’s own projections show many of them will still qualify. They’ll just get hung up in the paperwork.
Low wages and high costs clash in the home health care crisis for aging Americans
by
Kimberly Adams
and Anais Amin
Apr 8, 2022
“We've never invested in the ability of families to afford the care that they need,” says Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Expanding Medicaid dental coverage means finding more dentists to handle the work
by
Blake Farmer
Feb 28, 2022
Dental schools may need to train more students to keep up with demand in Tennessee.
For public good, not for profit.
Could paid family caregivers alleviate the home health worker shortage?
by
Alli Fam
Jan 3, 2022
Medicaid sometimes pays family members to provide in-home care for relatives. But the programs vary from state to state.
California is reshaping Medicaid to bring new health services to families
by
Mariana Dale
Dec 29, 2021
Community health workers present at doctor’s appointments can help parents navigate food, sleep, behavior and child development.
Expanding Medicaid to holdout states could add jobs beyond health care
May 21, 2021
When Michigan expanded the health coverage program for low-income people, it led to 30,000 new jobs in the state.