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Why millions may be kicked off Medicaid in 2023 and what to do …

(9 days ago) At the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government prohibited states from kicking people off Medicaid, even if they were no longer eligible. Before the pandemic, people would regularly lose their Medicaid coverage if they started making too much money to qualify for the program, gained health care … See more

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-millions-may-be-kicked-off-medicaid-in-2023-and-what-to-do-if-you-lose-coverage

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Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the

(9 days ago) WebKHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. It is an editorially independent operating program of the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/14/1080295015/why-millions-on-medicaid-are-at-risk-of-losing-coverage-in-the-months-ahead

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Improving Health Equity in Medicaid: What Are the Challenges and

(9 days ago) WebThis post is the first in the Health Equity Meeting Blog Series, summarizing the discussion by a panel of experts who highlighted the key challenges and …

https://academyhealth.org/blog/2022-02/improving-health-equity-medicaid-what-are-challenges-and-opportunities

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The problem with Medicaid ‘unwinding’ - Harvard T.H. Chan …

(9 days ago) WebJuly 12, 2023 – As of late June, more than 1.5 million enrollees in Medicaid—the program that provides health insurance to low-income Americans—have been disenrolled from …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/the-problem-with-medicaid-unwinding/

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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2024 KFF

(2 days ago) WebAs the start of 2024, many issues are at play that will affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access. Medicaid is the primary program providing …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-what-to-watch-in-2024/

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Key Issues for State Medicaid Programs When the …

(7 days ago) WebAs a result of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) , states have experienced increased enrollment along with administrative challenges. After the PHE ends, states are likely to have …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/key-issues-for-state-medicaid-programs-when-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-ends/

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Fact Sheet: Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health …

(2 days ago) WebOverview. To monitor the impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted extensive …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-medicaid-chip-and-covid-19-public-health-emergency

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Impact Medicaid Coverage Gap: States Have and Have Not …

(1 days ago) WebResearch has overwhelmingly established that Medicaid expansion increased health care coverage, access, and utilization among low-income Americans. 5 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/sep/impact-medicaid-coverage-gap-comparing-states-have-and-have-not

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How Have States Used Medicaid Emergency Authorities During …

(1 days ago) WebIn response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, states and the federal government took a range of actions in Medicaid to enhance capacity to respond …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/how-have-states-used-medicaid-emergency-authorities-during-covid-19-and-what-can-we-learn/

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News - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

(1 days ago) WebApril 8, 2024—Far more people were enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic than who reported in surveys having coverage—a discrepancy suggesting that many people were …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/federal-policy-kept-millions-on-medicaid-rolls-during-pandemic-but-many-didnt-realize-they-still-had-coverage/

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Mental health care is hard to find, especially if you have Medicare …

(1 days ago) WebA report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/03/1242383051/mental-health-care-shortage-medicare-medicaid-hhs-inspector-general

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Study: Proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid could cost

(Just Now) WebMedicare is a federal health insurance program that currently provides coverage for people aged 65 and older. While Medicaid eligibility varies by state, it …

https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/22/study-proposed-changes-medicare-medicaid-could-cost-thousands-lives

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Public and Political Opinion on Medicaid - Penn LDI

(1 days ago) WebIt is not clear whether public sentiment about Medicaid shifts along with these political and economic cycles. Polling shows strong support for Medicaid among …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/public-and-political-opinion-on-medicaid-2/

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Flexibilities and Returning

(Just Now) WebCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Flexibilities and Returning to Regular Operations. On April 10, 2023, the COVID-19 National …

https://www.medicaid.gov/resources-for-states/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/index.html

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A Marriage between Medicaid and Public Health: A Q&A on …

(1 days ago) WebA: M. Larson: Medicaid’s role is to be a delivery model and financing mechanism to help people gain access to services that help improve their health and …

https://www.chcs.org/a-marriage-between-medicaid-and-public-health-a-qa-on-partnering-for-prevention/

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Children’s Health Insurance Coverage: Progress, Problems, And

(Just Now) WebMedicaid’s role for children can hardly be overstated: The program pays for nearly one in two US births 13 and, with CHIP, covers 38 percent of children and adolescents, 14 and …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00785

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Medicaid Disenrollment Renews Discussion On Problem Of

(3 days ago) WebDuring the public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Medicaid’s annual (re)determinations of enrollee eligibility were paused as part of a …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/05/03/medicaid-disenrollment-renews-discussion-on-problem-of-uninsured-in-us/

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Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Mental …

(4 days ago) WebThis study examines if prior Medicaid expansions affected the mental health of adults below 100% of the federal poverty level in the COVID-19 pandemic-era and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10102829/

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Issues: Medicare, Medicaid and ACA - Public Policy Institute - AARP

(1 days ago) WebThe study’s findings raise issues for Medicare and public health officials. Medicaid is the country’s largest public health insurance program, providing access to needed …

https://www.aarp.org/ppi/issues/medicare/

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Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses

(3 days ago) WebMississippi’s first serious attempt to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act collapsed Thursday night, after an agreement reached by state lawmakers …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/mississippi-medicaid-expansion.html

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Experiences With Care Among US Adults With Private and Public …

(8 days ago) WebMedicare beneficiaries less likely to experience cost- and access-related problems than adults with private coverage.  Health Aff (Millwood). 2012;31(8):1866 …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2780540

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What is Medicaid's Impact on Access to Care, Health Outcomes, …

(Just Now) WebAt the same time, the Medicaid program cannot overcome health care system-wide problems, like gaps in the supply and distribution of the health care …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/what-is-medicaids-impact-on-access-to-care-health-outcomes-and-quality-of-care-setting-the-record-straight-on-the-evidence-issue-brief/

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated …

(3 days ago) WebTo calculate treatment rates among parents on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income people, Tami Mark, a health economist at RTI, who …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/parent-drugs-mental-illness-treatment-medicaid.html

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Medicaid mayhem: Tech problems with Colorado's Medicaid delay …

(1 days ago) WebSilva says the reason for these problems is an unintended convergence of major changes, including reviews of people's Medicaid eligibility after the Pandemic …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/medicaid-mayhem-tech-problems-colorados-medicaid-delay-critical-money-disabilities/

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Judge gives the go-ahead to Medicaid class-action - Health …

(9 days ago) WebMedicaid is jointly funded by the federal and state governments, and Washington agreed to pick up more of the tab for the program as part of the public …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-04-30/judge-gives-medicaid-class-action-lawsuit-against-florida-the-go-ahead

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NH community health workers push for certification, Medicaid

(2 days ago) WebCommunity health workers are sometimes called the “boots on the ground” of public health: doing outreach and education, connecting people with services and …

https://www.nhpr.org/health/2024-05-02/nh-community-health-workers-push-for-certification-medicaid-reimbursement

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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to …

(6 days ago) WebThe administration decided not to expand eligibility for Medicaid for those migrants after receiving more than 20,000 comments on the proposal, senior officials …

https://apnews.com/article/health-care-insurance-migrants-obamacare-biden-a38541478bc1f6b7662b3901cefc9e93

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Federal Policy Guidance Medicaid.gov

(9 days ago) WebFederal Policy Guidance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress related to Medicaid, the …

https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/index.html

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The Relationship Between Medicaid Home and Community Based …

(8 days ago) WebKonetzka is an expert in health economics and public health sciences, member of MEDPAC, and internationally recognized for her expertise in the health …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/lipitz-center/2024/the-relationship-between-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-and-medicare-home-based-services

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One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked …

(8 days ago) WebMedicaid is a government health insurance program that covers people with very low incomes. Then-President Barack Obama signed a health care overhaul law in …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/03/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-fails-republican-party-welfare/

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A Look at Navigating the Health Care System: Medicaid Consumer …

(6 days ago) WebDespite worse health status – which could lead to greater need for health care and more opportunities to encounter problems with the system – the large majority …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/a-look-at-navigating-the-health-care-system-medicaid-consumer-perspectives/

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WebThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi

(Just Now) WebJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medicaid expansion efforts fizzled and died Thursday in Republican-led Mississippi because top lawmakers could not agree on a …

https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-31678a582c4f9de38b3f2323f1811e9f

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Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Children's Health …

(6 days ago) WebMedicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/02/2024-07567/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-and-the-childrens-health-insurance-program-hospital-inpatient

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

(5 days ago) WebExamples of health insurance coverage or other health-related coverage subject to the 2020 Rule (and thus the benefit design provisions under § 92.207(b)(1) …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities

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10 Things to Know About Medicaid KFF

(9 days ago) Web2. Medicaid provides financing for a variety of groups and for a wide range of services. Medicaid is the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-medicaid/

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Rethinking Health Care from a Global Perspective: Looking Abroad

(9 days ago) WebThe public system, also known as Medicare, covers most of the costs of hospital and physician services and some preventive and community health services. It’s …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/rethinking-health-care-global-perspective-looking-abroad

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