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New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults
A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides the strongest evidence to date that expanding access to health insurance can save lives.
Becker's Hospital Review3d
Healthcare service utilization in Medicaid expansion, nonexpansion states: 6 notes
States with Medicaid expansions spend more per enrollee overall than nonexpansion states, and nearly half of expansion states’ enrollees have a chronic condition, a May 28 KFF Health News report found ...
KFF Health News3d
Overshadowed By Medicaid Cuts, Tax Bill Proposes Significant ACA Reforms
Like Medicaid, a large portion of those enrolled in an Affordable Care Act insurance plan voted for President Donald Trump. Changes to the program proposed in Republicans' tax bill could create a ...
The Nation3d
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase.
Public Health Watch4d
Amid Potential Cuts, Push for Medicaid Expansion in Wisconsin Continues
The state holds a unique position in the debate over expansion, with a low uninsured rate and higher costs for Wisconsin ...
KFF Health News4d
States Take On Prior Authorization Reform As Congressional Efforts Stall
States are picking up the mantle on insurance reform as they await lawmakers' next attempt to push through a bipartisan, health-industry-backed bill. Other news is on a gender-affirming care ban in ...
InsuranceNewsNet5d
Medicaid work requirement could mean loss of coverage for more than 100,000 in Louisiana
The Congressional Budget Office projects the change would save about $280 billion over six years. In Louisiana, however, it could also knock 139,000 to 158,000 adults off Medicaid in the first year— ...
Map Shows Latest Medicaid Work Requirements Across US
New legislation will mandate 80 hours of verified community engagement per month for able-bodied Medicaid recipients aged 19 ...
MinnPost26d
‘We always try to maximize federal dollars’: How Minnesota became a national model for Medicaid expansion
As of 2023, 4% of Minnesotans did not have health insurance compared to 8% nationally, according to the Kaiser Family ... rejected the ACA Medicaid expansion. Abeler, a state representative ...
The Denver Post28d
Many Coloradans would lose Medicaid under Trump’s proposed expansion cuts (Editorial)
The Affordable Care Act dramatically increased the number of people who would qualify for Medicaid health insurance, which is funded by a combination of state and federal dollars. That expansion ...
West Virginia MetroNews1mon
Medicaid cuts would hit WV harder than most states
West Virginia is heavily dependent on Medicaid. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation ... sizable federal match for the expansion, West Virginia and other states in the program would have ...