The Denver Post By: Jessica Seaman The uninsured rate for low-income adults has dropped 29 percentage points since Colorado expanded Medicaid — the largest decrease experienced by a state, according to a new study. … The report’s findings highlight the role Medicaid plays in rural communities, which have a higher number of uninsured patients and […]
CQ Roll Call By: Misty Williams The uninsured rate for poor Americans living in rural areas dropped sharply in states that expanded Medicaid under the 2010 health care law, compared with those that rejected expansion, a new study finds. In rural areas and small towns in expansion states, the uninsured rate for low-income adults stood […]
PolitiFact By: Manuela Tobias Did Dino Rossi, a Republican Washington state senator running for U.S. Congress, once take away coverage from 45,000 children? That’s what an attack ad by the House Majority PAC claimed. … Using data from the Medical Assistance Administration, the University of Washington Health Policy Analysis Program found most children leaving Medicaid […]
The Washington Times By: Tom Howell Jr. Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida, says the state has left some 700,000 poor residents without health coverage by refusing to sign up for Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid. … “We had an opportunity to expand Medicaid for over 700,000 of the most medically needy people in […]
Miami Herald By: Elizabeth Koh and Kirby Wilson Even if Democrats take back the governor’s mansion, don’t expect Medicaid expansion — let alone Medicare for all — in Florida any time soon. … Democrats hope to seize on the activist energy around the issue, holding rallies in Florida and spotlighting what they say are Republican […]
The Hill By: Jessie Hellman The thousands of people who lost Medicaid coverage this month in Arkansas for not following newly implemented work requirements may be a sign of what’s to come in other GOP-led states. … “This policy is clearly not designed to help people find work. It’s designed to take them off Medicaid,” […]
