Medicaid
has transformed health care for low-income families and individuals, especially children, pregnant mothers, parents and children with disabilities and special health care needs.
Health Insurance Coverage in Small Towns and Rural America: The Role of Medicaid Expansion
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Interactive Map: The Percent of Children in Small Towns and Rural Areas Covered by Medicaid, 2015/16
Notes: Data include the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The number with Medicaid coverage in each county is rounded to the nearest ten. A dash indicates that the data in the county are unreported because there are fewer than 10 children residing in the county. These data are available for download. An interactive map with adult coverage […]
Interactive Map: The Percent of Adults in Small Towns and Rural Areas Covered by Medicaid, 2015/16
Notes: The number with Medicaid coverage in each county is rounded to the nearest ten. These data are available for download. An interactive map with child coverage data is available.
Public Comments are Virtually Unanimous Against Mississippi’s Harmful Medicaid Proposal
Last month, federal CMS reopened the public comment period on Mississippi’s proposed Section 1115 Medicaid work requirements waiver at the same time as Kentucky’s comment period was reopened. Mississippi’s proposal has not garnered as much attention as Kentucky’s, which as regular readers of SayAhhh! know, is currently on hold due to a federal court decision. […]
New Census Data Reveal Troubling Signs for Children’s Health Coverage
Last week, the Census Bureau partially released the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the 2017 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) health insurance data. In the past we have celebrated dramatic gains in health coverage for children as the share of uninsured children continued to decline. But this […]
Next Effort to Repeal ACA Would Likely Look Like Last One
Unsurprisingly, according to recent news reports (here and here), Congressional Republicans plan to pursue another attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act next year if they maintain control of Congress after the midterm elections in November. Any repeal effort would likely be based on the 2017 bills from Senators Cassidy and Graham and a somewhat […]
