Apr 08 How this Medicaid extension throws postpartum parents a lifeline By Laura Santhanam Four out of 10 births in the U.S. are paid for by Medicaid. Starting this month, pregnant and postpartum people are eligible to receive coverage 12 months after delivery to expand access and improve health outcomes for new parents and… Continue reading
May 13 Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has dropped plans to expand the state's Medicaid program after the Legislature declined to provide money for a measure approved by voters. Continue reading
Mar 16 Support for Medicaid expansion grows in South Dakota, one of the last red state holdouts By Daniel Bush South Dakota is one of just 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, in the decade since the legislation was signed into law by former President Barack Obama in 2010. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump administration’s rejection of Utah Medicaid plan could affect other states By Associated Press The rejection of Utah's closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Continue reading
Nov 22 Kansas Medicaid expansion in doubt despite support from governor-elect By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic and moderate Republicans lawmakers worked together last year to try to make Kansas the latest state to expand Medicaid, only to see their bipartisan effort rewarded with a veto from former conservative GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Continue reading
Nov 07 Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments By David Crary, Associated Press Medicaid expansion was another multistate topic on the ballot. Nebraska and Idaho voters approved measures to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands of low-income residents. Continue reading
Apr 13 Mainers voted to expand Medicaid last year. Could these states be next? By Harry Zahn Where is the fight over Medicaid expansion now?… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 9:10 Why Maine’s governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane Voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to most low-income adults -- that's at least 70,000 residents who stand to gain health insurance. But the law's fate is still unclear because Gov. Paul LePage says lawmakers… Continue watching
Dec 28 Maine voted to expand Medicaid. Will the governor stand in the way? By Jessica Yarvin As a rural state with low wages and an aging population, Medicaid expansion would provide coverage to some 70,000 additional Mainers, starting July 2. Continue reading
Feb 24 Poll: GOP should keep money for Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Add Medicaid expansion to the list of Obama-era health care provisions that Americans want to keep. A new poll finds that 8 in 10 say lawmakers should preserve federal funding that has allowed states to add coverage for some 11… Continue reading