(Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared as an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune in response to statements made at the Senate Finance Committee field hearing on Medicaid held in Salt Lake City this week.) By Lincoln Nehring, Voices for Utah Children For nearly 50 years Medicaid has provided cost-effective, high-quality health coverage to Utah’s […]
The nation’s children have a lot at stake in the ongoing federal and state level debates over Medicaid’s role in deficit reduction efforts. Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) are most vulnerable to Medicaid cuts because so many rely on it. Approximately 14% (10.2 million) of children meet the criteria of having […]
By Joe Touschner Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, we’ve known that state exchanges are a big part of the vision for reforming and expanding health coverage. Although that vision may have started about a bit hazy, it’s coming into sharper focus. State policymakers have been passing laws and taking other action to […]
By Kristen Golden Testa, The Children’s Partnership and 100% Campaign As policy makers in Washington DC work to reduce the federal budget deficit, we should all be watching carefully where the budget ax swings, especially when it nears our children. Luckily, California is raising the red flag when proposed federal cuts result in more state […]
By Martha Heberlein States may choose to adopt managed care in Medicaid for a number of reasons. For example, they may be interested in improving care management and coordination. Others may wish to gain more predictability in spending or increase accountability for access to providers and quality of care. No matter what the reason (or […]
This week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional (including the key individual responsibility provision) infusing a large dose of rational thinking into the highly polarized world that surrounds the health reform law. In fact, the majority opinion used the word “rational” several times in rejecting the challenge by […]
