Media Coverage
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Rural Communities Lack Progress in Reducing Rate of Uninsured – Report
Missouri News Service By: Stephanie Carson Missourians in the rural parts of the state have a harder time accessing health care, compared to some neighboring states, according to a report released this week by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The analysis shows that states that expanded Medicaid saw more than three times…
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How Medicaid expansion has candidates divided on health care
The Gainesville Times By: Joshua Silavent The debate over whether to expand Medicaid to more low-income individuals and families in Georgia has gained new life this election year as health care is once again a focal point in races for governor and congress. And a new study from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families…
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What did California’s novel approach to funding early-childhood programs achieve?
Education Dive By: Linda Jacobson Filmmaker Rob Reiner spent this summer plugging his new movie “Shock and Awe” on late-night talk shows and frequently tweeting his expressions of disgust for the man who currently occupies the White House. But 20 years ago, Reiner was campaigning for a different cause — passage of Proposition 10 on California’s general…
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Health coverage expert to speak in Rockledge
Hometown News By: Jamie Desena-McFarland A timely lecture at the Space Coast Health Foundation’s Center for Collaboration will address health insurance in Florida, with a focus on children and families. Though it’s been in the works for about a year, the event comes just about a month after the U.S. Census Bureau issued a report…
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Texas high in uninsured rural, low-income health coverage
The Huntsville Item By: John Austin Texas scores well in a lot of rankings, but the number of rural and small-town residents with health coverage isn’t one of them. More than one third — 36 percent — of rural/small-town Texans lack health insurance, versus 29 percent of metro residents. … Of those, Texas is No.…
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New Reports Show Medicaid Expansion Was Crucial for Coloradans, Who Widely Support The Program
Colorado Times Recorder By: Madeleine Schmidt Two recently released studies show that expanding Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income people, had a bigger impact on Colorado than any other state, and that voters in the state widely support the program. Since Colorado expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2009,…
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Uninsured adults in Kentucky had a lot to gain from Medicaid expansion, study says
WCPO Cincinnati By: Paola Suro Medicaid expansion dramatically changed the outlook for low-income, uninsured people in Kentucky, according to a new study on the role of Medicaid expansion. The study points to a “striking” reduction in the rate of uninsured adults living in small towns and rural counties. The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center…
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Gehrke: Rural Utahns stand to gain the most if voters pass Prop 3 to expand Medicaid
The Salt Lake Tribune By: Robert Gehrke … For thousands of rural Utahns without health insurance, health care is out of reach or is put off until it becomes a dire threat. Thirty-one percent of adults in rural counties do not have access to insurance, whether it’s because of high unemployment, or they are self-employed,…
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Rural Utah Could See Biggest Gains Under Medicaid Expansion
Public News Serice By: Katherine Davis-Young The rate of people without health insurance in rural Utah communities is far higher than the rate in cities, but a recent report suggests that expanding Medicaid would change that. According to the report, Utah’s urban-rural uninsured gap is among the widest in the country; 31 percent of rural Utahns…
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Texas, Oklahoma Have Higher Rates Of Uninsured Rural Adults
High Plains Public Radio By: Angie Haflich Texas and Oklahoma were among non-Medicaid expansion states with the highest rates of uninsured adults, especially those living in rural areas. … According to a study released Tuesday from Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina, of non-elderly uninsured adults, the rates of those living in rural…
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Uninsured Rate Plunged in Rural MI After Medicaid Expansion
Public News Service By: Suzanne Potter The uninsured rate for low-income adults has plunged 22 points in rural areas of Michigan since the state expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act – dropping from 38 percent to 16 percent, according to a new report. Researchers at Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina found…
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Medicaid experts bash Verma’s priorities
Politico Pulse Newsletter By: Dan Diamond “Despite thousands losing coverage in Arkansas for no good reason, and with more coverage losses to come, Administrator Verma doubled down today on the Trump Administration’s radical, ineffective, and mean-spirited Medicaid policy,” Georgetown’s Joan Alker told PULSE. Alker earlier on Thursday offered a point-by-point rebuttal to Verma’s speech. ……
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The Health 202: Rural Trump voters hurt most when states don’t expand Medicaid
Washington Post By: Colby Itkowitz Rural, low-income voters who helped propel President Trump to victory in 2016 are less likely to have health insurance than the urban poor in states that didn’t expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. A new study compared uninsured rates from 2008-2009 and 2015-2016 by the the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and…
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Wyo. Uninsured Rates High Compared to Medicaid Expansion States
Public News Service By: Eric Galatas States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw uninsured rates for low-income adults drop over three times more than states, including Wyoming, that have not expanded coverage, according to a new report from Georgetown University. Study co-author Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for…
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Iowa’s Medicaid Expansion Benefits Small Town, Rural Residents
Public News Service By: Roz Brown Since Iowa expanded its Medicaid program in 2013, more low-income rural residents are covered by health insurance. A new report from Georgetown University shows that coverage gaps in states where Medicaid was expanded are much smaller than in states that did not expand. Anne Discher, executive director of the…
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Report: Florida Saddled with Nation’s Highest Uninsured Rates
Public News Service By: Trimmel Gomes Florida isn’t one of the 33 states that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, but if it had, more rural, low-income residents would have health insurance. A new report from Georgetown University shows big coverage gaps in states without expanded Medicaid. … The report shows the…
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Uninsured Numbers Drop in Rural MN with Medicaid Expansion
Public News Service By: Roz Brown Since Minnesota expanded its Medicaid program in 2013, the number of people uninsured in the state’s rural areas has been cut nearly in half. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families examines how states are doing, whether or not they opted to expand Medicaid,…
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Research Confirms Medicaid Expansion Huge Boost for Rural WV
Public News Service By: Dan Heyman A new report says expanding Medicaid is really paying off for rural West Virginians. … It found expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has cut the rate of low-income, rural West Virginia adults without health coverage by 60 percent. … Study co-author Joan Alker, executive director of the…
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Illinois Reaping Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
Public News Service By: Mary Kuhlman New research illustrates the significant impact Medicaid expansion is having in Illinois, especially in rural areas. According to the findings, among states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, uninsured rates for low-income adults living in rural areas and small towns fell more than three times more than…
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Report: Medicaid Expansion a Boost for Rural Kentucky
Public News Service By: Mary Kuhlman New research illustrates the significant impact Medicaid expansion is having in Kentucky, especially in rural areas. Among states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to the findings, uninsured rates for low-income adults living in rural areas and small towns fell more than three times more than…