The Washington DC 100 By: Adam Searing In Washington the proposed American Health Care Act contains a Medicaid funding cut of $839 billion. Since children make up about half of total enrollment in the Medicaid program, a funding cut of this magnitude would have a major impact on millions of children. In a contrast to cuts in Washington, Utah […]
KAIT By: Mallory Jordan Arkansas’ legislative session plays an important role in the lives of Arkansas children and families, an official with a state children’s group said. The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families hosted a conference in Jonesboro Wednesday to discuss how decisions in the last session have affected Arkansas children and families. … Rich […]
The New York Times By: The Associated Press Arkansas decided to not go forward with the Medicaid plan that would be removing 600,000 people from healthcare coverage, and make sure that the remaining participants were working. However, Arkansas is till determined to improve the program. … “I think it’s very perilous for the state to […]
Tonic By: Jason Silverstein Trumpcare and the American Health Care Act are still on the watch, as it still has not been approved because even Republicans did not think it was the appropriate plan to leave thousands of Americans without healthcare coverage. … Medicaid pays for nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States. […]
The New York Times By: Margot Sanger-Katz The American Health Care Act proposed by the Republican party to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act was updated since it failed to pass in March. Now, the plan will allow states to waive three of the Affordable Care Rules, which according to the Congressional Budget Office would […]
MedPage Today By: Shannon Firth The GOP Congress was not able to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and states such as Kentucky, Arizona, Arkansas, and Maine, have decided to continue with their waiver proposals to change their Medicaid programs in their states. However, it is still not certain if these changes will aid or […]
