Media Coverage

Public News Service By: Brandon Campbell According to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, states that have expanded Medicaid have been seeing the healthcare coverage benefits and are saving money. South Dakota, however, is still 1/19 states that has not expanded Medicaid yet, but is looking forward to expanding –…

Lexology By: Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP According to a report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Medicaid expansion states have reported noteworthy diminishes in uncompensated care given by safety net institutions, and economical savings. … States that expanded Medicaid report significant reductions in uncompensated care provided by safety net institutions, and…

Herald-Tribune By: Editorial Herald Tribune Approximately 366,000 children in Florida are currently without health-care insurance, and even though the percentage of uninsured children went from 11% to 9.3%, still 1/10 of the kids in Florida are still uninsured. The University of South Florida will be receiving $1 million federal grant to find more eligible kids…

Herald-Tribune By: Barbara Peters-Smith During the Medicaid forum on kids’ lack of healthcare, the panelists emphasized that Medicaid has to start being recognized, not as a government deal for the low-income people, but as an essential health care for at least half of the children in Florida. … “I think the children’s piece tends to…

Herald-Tribune By: Maggie Clark A new survey on Florida pediatricians’ perspectives on Medicaid showed that children have been being moved from different Medicaid insurance companies to others, without their parents consent. This makes more than 80% experience trouble getting their patients the medications and/or treatments that they are seeking for. Consequently, Florida state ranks in the…

Public News Service By: Mona Shand Florida is one of the states that did not opt for the Medicaid expansion, and it has been missing out on the economic benefits. Unfortunately, more than half-million people in Florida cannot afford health insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid either. Now, Legislature is being accused of Florida’s…

Public News Service By: Mark Richardson Texas did not expand the federal Medicaid program, even though the state has the most uninsured people in the country – and about 63% of Texans believe the state should expand coverage. … According to this week’s report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, the lack of…

Public News Service By: Dan Heyman Virginia is one of 19 states that has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and it is definitively not seeing the benefits of Medicaid across their healthcare and other systems. Jill Hanken, a staff attorney in the Virginia Poverty Law Center, mentioned that many rural Virginia hospitals…

Public News Service By: Veronica Carter The healthcare system differences between the states of Arkansas and Missouri is an example of those states that have expanded Medicaid and those that have not, respectively. In the conference call about the new study by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Paul Taylor, CEO of the…

Kansas Health Institute By: Bryan Thompson During the conference call about the new study by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, Jack Hoadley, one of the Georgetown researchers, and Paul Taylor, the CEO of Ozarks Community Hospital, talked about the new study by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. They emphasized differences – specifically financial ones…

540 WRGC By: Heather Hyatt If North Carolina had expanded, they would be receiving approximately $5 million per day – just in federal funds. … But beyond the impact on individuals, the state’s health systems also are missing out on some economic stability, according to a new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children…

Herald-Tribune By: Staff As the panel discussion regarding children missing out on health care and frustrated pediatricians was near, an announcement was released through the Herald-Tribune. … Join us Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for a panel discussion on Florida’s Medicaid program for children. The discussion will highlight the results of a statewide pediatrician…

Utah Public Radio By: Evan Hall In July, Utah’s Medicaid expansion plan will be proposed to the federal government. … Next month, Utah’s latest Medicaid expansion plan will be submitted to the federal government for approval. The plan would cover between 9,000 to 11,000 people at the cost of $30 million to the state. A…

Contemporary Pediatrics By: Kathryn Foxhall The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS, released the rules for improving Medicaid managed care, which set new orders for the states to created rules for managed care plans helping Medicaid beneficiaries, because in 2013, about 39 states were utilizing it in their Medicaid programs. … “The rule is going…

USA Today By: Jayne O’Donnell With the upcoming of the Zika virus, federal regulators informed in a letter that Medicaid can now be used for coverage of mosquito repellent when prescribed by a health professional. The letter’s purpose was to clarify that low-income people with Medicaid can protect themselves from the virus and/or be treated for…

Modern Healthcare By: Virgil Dickson Congress advisors on Medicaid policies adopted an extensive new conflict-of-interest policy. On May, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, known as MACPAC, voted in favor of adopting a policy to disclose financial interests,a series of banned activities for the members of the panel, and a process for members to disqualify…

California Healthline By Pauline Bartolone State legislators and advocates are trying to get federal approval for a proposal to allow immigrants living in the U.S. illegally onto the California insurance exchange. State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, is carrying a bill to allow people living in the country illegally to buy health insurance through the state exchange.…

NOLA By Editorial Board Louisiana refused to accept the extra federal money to expand Medicaid until Gov. John Bel Edwards took office in January. However, an innovative approach by the Department of Health and Hospitals could allow tens of thousands of eligible residents to be approved almost immediately. DHH officials are “highly confident” that federal Medicaid officials will…

Dallas Healthcare Daily By Matt Goodman Although an extension for its expiring Medicaid waiver will keep billions flowing into Texas safety net hospitals through December 2017, healthcare advocates are beginning to reiterate that the legislative refusal to expand Medicaid (or find an alternative) is costing the state more than three times as much in federal funds as it is bringing…

Houston Press By Megan Flynn To pick up the tab, many public health systems across the state, rely on a federal Medicaid waiver intended to reimburse hospital systems for uncompensated care. The waiver was set to expire this year, but last week the Texas Health and Human Service Commission announced that the feds had offered a…