Health Mar 28 Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers? By Laura Santhanam
Health Apr 11 Why some cancer patients will fall off a Medicaid coverage cliff this summer “There is a fear that a number of people are going to be lost, and fall through the cracks.”… By Laura Santhanam
Health Mar 29 Watch 6:42 Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted… By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens
Health Mar 16 U.S. maternal mortality spiked during the worst days of COVID, new data shows For years, the United States has been considered one of the unsafest places to give birth among developed nations. That has been especially true for Black women during the height of the COVID pandemic. By Laura Santhanam
Health Mar 11 Watch 6:34 Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here’s what that means The nation’s uninsured rate reached an all-time low during the pandemic, largely because Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off Medicaid even if they were no longer eligible. But starting at the end of March, as many as 15… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara
Nov 15 South Dakota passed Medicaid expansion. What’s next? By Laura Santhanam Many of the soon-to-be eligible work in low-income jobs or self-employed, are unable to afford health care coverage on their own and have been excluded from Medicaid under South Dakota’s strict guidelines. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 5:40 Who South Dakota’s Medicaid expansion vote will impact the most On Election Day, South Dakotans will have the option on their ballot to expand Medicaid coverage, which would likely have outsized benefits for the state’s most vulnerable people. Ali Rogin speaks to Laura Santhanam, who recently returned from a reporting… Continue watching
Nov 01 Hourslong drives and huge bills. Here’s what the pregnant and uninsured face in South Dakota By Laura Santhanam Fear of financial ruin is enough to compel people to gamble with their health. Will South Dakota voters choose to expand Medicaid?… Continue reading
Oct 13 Medicaid expansion is on the ballot in South Dakota. Here’s what voters think By Laura Santhanam If a majority of South Dakota voters support Amendment D on Nov. 8, tens of thousands of people in the state could receive health care coverage under Medicaid expansion. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 5:45 How women are navigating rapidly changing rules after Roe reversal States across the country are struggling to determine whether and how to provide the most vulnerable access to abortion through Medicaid. Alina Salganicoff, senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Marsha Jones of The Afiya Center, a reproductive… Continue watching