Jan 15 Watch 6:55 Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Key to Medicaid work requirement is community engagement By PBS News Hour Kentucky will become the first state in the U.S. to require an estimated 350,000 Medicaid recipients to work, get job training, volunteer or care for a family member in order to qualify for benefits. Gov. Matt Bevin, whose office estimates… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 4:33 Kentucky's work requirement for Medicaid raises questions for recipients By PBS News Hour On Friday, Kentucky became the first state to impose work requirements for those who receive Medicaid. The decision came a day after the Trump administration said it would allow some states to press certain people on Medicaid to work or… Continue watching
Jan 14 Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states By Andrew DeMillo and Gretchen Ehlke, Associated Press Republicans this past week began to realize their long-held goal of requiring certain adults to work, get job training or perform community service in exchange for getting health coverage through Medicaid. Continue reading
Jan 13 Kentucky is first state granted approval for Medicaid work requirements By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Thousands of poor adults in Kentucky will have to find jobs and pay monthly premiums to retain their Medicaid coverage as a result of drastic changes to the state’s health insurance program approved Friday by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Trump administration reverses policy on state Medicaid work requirements By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, in a major reversal of previous policy, the Trump administration will begin permitting states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Also, the IRS released new income tax withholding tables as it rushes to implement… Continue watching
Jan 10 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Jan 09 Rural hospitals rely on Medicaid expansion to stay open, study shows By Casey Moss, STAT A new study released Monday reports a crucial consequence of that divide: Nonexpansion states have suffered a significant increase in hospital closures. States that expanded benefits, on the other hand, saw their rate of closures decline. Continue reading
Jan 09 CBO says Children's Health Insurance Program would cost $800 million for five years By Alan Fram, Associated Press Financing for the program expired last fall. Congress has temporarily extended its funding, but growing numbers of states have moved closer to exhausting their money. 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
Nov 29 I can't afford Medicare Part B. How do I prepare for tomorrow's health problems? By Philip Moeller While you have dodged a health care bullet so far, the odds are you will need substantial health care in your later years. Continue reading