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Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements – Even with Exemptions – Will Have Significant Consequences for People with Substance Use Disorders
As highlighted on Say Ahhh! earlier this month, Congress continues to consider imposing work reporting requirements on people who get their health coverage through Medicaid. As a practical matter, one thing is clear: the only purpose of this proposal is to terminate Medicaid coverage for the most vulnerable Americans. Work reporting requirements in public benefit…
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A Strong Medicaid Means Strong Families
By Zach Laris, Bolder Horizon The term “child welfare policy” can confuse as much as it illuminates. When first hearing it, many mistakenly think it’s about the generic wellbeing of children, or cash assistance. Child welfare policy is fundamentally about family trauma and child health. A new Georgetown CCF brief also shows that it’s integrally…
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Cuts to Medicaid Could Harm Students
By: Anne Dwyer, Hannah Green and Jessie Mandle, National Program Director at the Healthy Schools Campaign With Congress contemplating major cuts to Medicaid , health services provided to school-age children covered by Medicaid could be threatened. Services provided in schools increase access to care for school-age children – who make up nearly one third of…
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House Budget Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Healthy Start, a Proven Program to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
By Kay Johnson For more than 30 years, the federal Healthy Start program has been investing in community-based solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality in communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the U.S. national average. At a time when many are rightly calling for more community and family engagement to reduce…