The Associated Press By: Andrew DeMillo Arkansas removed more than 12,000 people from its expanded Medicaid program over the past three months for not complying with a new work requirement, the state said Thursday. Another 6,000 are at risk of losing coverage by December if they don’t find work. The state Department of Human Services […]
Arizona Republic By: Linda Valdez What’s not legitimate? The scare tactics Trump uses to justify treating hard-working men and women – and their children – like a big-time threat to our jobs, our homes, our language and our way of life. One of those tactics is a proposed rule change by the Department of Homeland […]
Sarasota Herald-Tribune By: Brian Ries We talk to Elisabeth Burak, Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families, where she directs projects focused on young children’s development. Burak has more than 15 years of experience in public policy to support low-income children and families at national and state […]
Medscape Medical News By: Marcia Frellick Tuesday’s midterm elections resulted in changes in leadership and passage or denial of ballot initiatives that have implications for healthcare nationwide. Here are five of the major areas affected. 1. Medicaid. The red states of Nebraska, Idaho, and Utah approved Medicaid expansion. … Joan Alker, MPhil, research professor at […]
Axios Vitals Newsletter By: Sam Baker Health insurers that run state Medicaid programs must have adequate networks of doctors so people don’t have to travel far. But that may change under a new federal proposal, Axios’ Bob Herman reports. How it works: An Obama-era rule required states to come up with “time and distance” standards […]
USA Today By: Ken Alltucker With Democrats capturing the House of Representatives and Republicans strengthening control of the Senate, experts predict gridlock will likely block major changes to the Affordable Care Act. But access to health care and spiraling medical costs remain top-of-mind issues for consumers and state lawmakers, even in traditionally conservative states. Voters […]
