Medicaid
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Research Finds Significant Racial Disparities in Medicaid Re-enrollment
Among those who could not complete the process of renewing their Medicaid coverage, Black and Hispanic Americans were twice as…
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Mississippi Lawmakers Reach a Tentative Deal to Expand Medicaid
The expansion would extend largely free health coverage to 200,000 more low-income adults. But hurdles remain, including a likely veto…
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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid
The News For parents struggling with mental health or substance use disorders, access to treatment can often mean the difference…
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5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the…
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New York Has a Budget Trick to Try on the Federal Government
The state hopes to take advantage of Medicaid reimbursement rules to divert federal funds into state coffers.
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Health
As Medicaid Shrinks, Clinics for the Poor Are Trying to Survive
Appointment cancellations and financial distress have become a constant at Bethesda Pediatrics, a nonprofit medical clinic in East Texas that…
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Hey, What Happened to My Health Insurance?
Tamikka Burks was in an Arkansas emergency room when she found out she had lost her Medicaid coverage. In mid-September,…
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Health
Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children
Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that…
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Health
Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French teacher, is desperately trying to protect her retirement savings by caring for her 82-year-old…
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Health
A Third of Medicaid Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Aren’t Getting Medication to Treat It
A new analysis also found wide disparities in age and race, with Black and young people receiving treatments at far…
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