The Columbus Dispatch By: Cathy Candisky In the Buckeye State, nearly 12,000 more infants, toddlers and preschoolers were without coverage in 2018 than two years earlier. Advocates are urging Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration to improve and promote access to the tax-funded coverage… In the Buckeye State, nearly 12,000 more infants, toddlers and preschoolers were without […]
KUAF Public Radio By: Jacqueline Froelich A new report by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families reveals that millions of American children are uninsured — a trend reversal — including tens of thousands of children in Arkansas. … Tune in here!
KBIA Public Radio By: Sebastian Martinez Valdivia Trucks hauling timber out of the Ozarks flew by on Route 60, which runs right through the town of 2,700. The clinic sits next to the First Baptist Church, which donated the building. It’s open once a week, and… it’s free… Joan Alker heads the Center for Children […]
St. Louis Public Radio By: Sarah Fentem Missouri had the highest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the nation over the two-year period that ended in 2018, according to a study from Georgetown University… It’s becoming more difficult for parents to sign up and keep families enrolled in health coverage, especially publicly funded programs such […]
Politico Pulse By: Dan Diamond CMS Administrator Seema Verma plans to issue a letter soon explaining how states could seek 1115 waivers to receive defined payments for adults covered by Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, your PULSE author scooped. … But the plan is guaranteed to face immediate legal challenges, with advocates already staking out arguments against […]
The Hill By: Nathaniel Weixel The Trump administration is poised to kick off a major partisan feud over Medicaid in 2020, as officials are reportedly planning to soon introduce a way for states to block grant Medicaid money. The guidance, which The Wall Street Journal said could be released as early as this month, will […]
