Apr 27 Health care often takes a back seat after incarceration. Here's how some states are working to change that By Laura Santhanam, Tim McPhillips More than a dozen other states are exploring ways to streamline access to Medicaid and make it easier for people preparing to leave U.S. jails and prisons to receive the care they need. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 8:48 Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era program ends By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Before the pandemic, people had to re-enroll for Medicaid every year by submitting paperwork. That was suspended when COVID hit, but starting this month, Medicaid recipients have to make sure they are enrolled again. Not everyone will receive a notice… Continue watching
Apr 11 Why some cancer patients will fall off a Medicaid coverage cliff this summer By Laura Santhanam “There is a fear that a number of people are going to be lost, and fall through the cracks.”… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:36 Uninsured patients say North Carolina's Medicaid expansion is a life-changing development By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young North Carolina is now the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The bipartisan expansion, signed into law last month, comes after a decade of Republican resistance in the state. As John Yang reports, it will be… Continue watching
Mar 29 Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is rising By Laura Santhanam Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize the act of providing gender-transition-related medical care to minors, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, marking a 15-percentage point increase in less than two years. Continue reading
Mar 23 North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Thursday's state House vote reverses longstanding opposition to the measure, which now goes to expansion advocate and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature. Continue reading
Mar 16 U.S. maternal mortality spiked during the worst days of COVID, new data shows By Laura Santhanam 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. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 6:34 Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here's what that means By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara 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… Continue watching
Mar 09 Medicaid coverage for new moms gains support in GOP-controlled states By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course. Continue reading
Feb 26 Why millions may be kicked off Medicaid in 2023 and what to do if you lose coverage By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A look at why so many people may no longer qualify for the Medicaid program over the next year and what you need to know if you're one of those people who relies on the program. Continue reading