May 14 6 ways Medicaid cuts under GOP health care overhaul could impact schools By Sally Ho and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press For school districts still getting their financial footing after the Great Recession, the Medicaid changes being advanced as part of the health care overhaul are sounding familiar alarms. Continue reading
May 09 The 10 ‘essential’ benefits that could be eliminated under the GOP health care plan By Michael Ollove, Stateline Critics of the Republican health care plan the House passed last week mostly have focused on how it might harm Americans with pre-existing health conditions and poor and disabled people who rely on Medicaid — two vulnerable, but defined, populations. Continue reading
May 07 Price defends cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid would give states freedom to tailor the program to fit their needs. Continue reading
May 06 How Virginia dramatically expanded treatment options for addiction (and skirted federal law) By Andrew Joseph, STAT A new type of “waiver” from federal rules has dramatically expanded options for Medicaid beneficiaries, and could help other states serve those in need. Continue reading
May 04 Watch How health care cost and coverage might change for everyone under GOP bill By PBS News Hour House Republicans have pushed through a bill to remake the American health care system in dramatic ways. Lisa Desjardins and Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how coverage and cost would change, and how the… Continue watching
Apr 20 Under Trump, states may demand work for Medicaid By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press In a break from past policy, the federal Health and Human Services department has notified governors it stands ready to permit new state programs encouraging work. Continue reading
Apr 08 This community has slipped through the cracks of the U.S. health care system By Helen Branswell, STAT Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them working poor, are from a faraway constellation of islands. In all but the fewest cases they will never be able to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare under current… Continue reading
Apr 04 In Missouri, hospitals must choose: abortions for high-risk pregnancies or family planning funds By Durrie Bouscaren, St. Louis Public Radio Federal law already prevents Medicaid from reimbursing providers for most abortions. Missouri’s new measure rejects $8.3 million in federal funds for the women’s health program, allowing the state to block state funds for other family planning services from going to… Continue reading
Mar 29 Poll: Americans dislike GOP’s, Trump’s plan on health care By Alan Fram, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling of health care during the initial weeks of his presidency, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Of the six health coverage changes the… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch How GOP health bill could dramatically change lives of small business employees, Medicaid recipients By Jason Kane, Matt Ehrichs How will the Republican health care plan affect insurance coverage and costs if the Affordable Care Act replacement becomes law? We share stories of Americans likely to be affected, including a small business owner and her employees, and an unemployed… Continue watching