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Why millions may be kicked off Medicaid in 2023 and …

(9 days ago) At the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government prohibited states from kicking people off Medicaid, even if they were no longer eligible. Before the pandemic, people would regularly lose their Medicaid coverage if they started making too much money to qualify for the program, gained health care … See more

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-millions-may-be-kicked-off-medicaid-in-2023-and-what-to-do-if-you-lose-coverage

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Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in …

(9 days ago) WebKHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. It is an editorially independent operating program of the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/14/1080295015/why-millions-on-medicaid-are-at-risk-of-losing-coverage-in-the-months-ahead

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Improving Health Equity in Medicaid: What Are the …

(9 days ago) WebThis post is the first in the Health Equity Meeting Blog Series, summarizing the discussion by a panel of experts who highlighted the key challenges and …

https://academyhealth.org/blog/2022-02/improving-health-equity-medicaid-what-are-challenges-and-opportunities

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Public health emergency end could cause millions to lose …

(7 days ago) WebUp to 15 million people, including 6 million kids, are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once the public health emergency ends. State and federal officials …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/public-health-emergency-end-cause-millions-lose-medicaid-coverage-rcna7419

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Unwinding And The Medicaid Undercount: Millions …

(5 days ago) WebThe primary findings of this study were presented as a poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, Washington, June 24–27, 2023, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01069

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The problem with Medicaid ‘unwinding’ - Harvard T.H.

(9 days ago) WebJuly 12, 2023 – As of late June, more than 1.5 million enrollees in Medicaid—the program that provides health insurance to low-income Americans—have been disenrolled from …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/the-problem-with-medicaid-unwinding/

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Fact Sheet: Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public …

(2 days ago) WebOverview. To monitor the impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted extensive …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-medicaid-chip-and-covid-19-public-health-emergency

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Time to Get It Right: State Actions Now Can Preserve …

(8 days ago) WebMillions of people could lose health coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends — possibly later this year — and states resume their regular eligibility reviews of all Medicaid …

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/time-to-get-it-right-state-actions-now-can-preserve-medicaid-coverage-when-public

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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2021 KFF

(2 days ago) WebOther issues to watch in 2021 include efforts to maintain and expand Medicaid coverage, potential changes in Medicaid demonstration waiver policy, issues around state budgets and Medicaid

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-what-to-watch-in-2021/

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Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the …

(4 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can extend the public health emergency in 90-day increments; it is currently set to end April 16. Medicaid …

https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-02-14/why-millions-on-medicaid-are-at-risk-of-losing-coverage-in-the-months-ahead

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Medicaid: What to Watch in 2024 KFF

(2 days ago) WebAs the start of 2024, many issues are at play that will affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access. Medicaid is the primary program providing …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-what-to-watch-in-2024/

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Key Issues for State Medicaid Programs When the COVID-19 …

(7 days ago) WebAs a result of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) , states have experienced increased enrollment along with administrative challenges. After the PHE …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/key-issues-for-state-medicaid-programs-when-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-ends/

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Impact Medicaid Coverage Gap: States Have and Have Not …

(1 days ago) WebResearch has overwhelmingly established that Medicaid expansion increased health care coverage, access, and utilization among low-income Americans. 5 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/sep/impact-medicaid-coverage-gap-comparing-states-have-and-have-not

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In some states, hundreds of thousands dropped from Medicaid

(2 days ago) WebThe federal government can require states to pause disenrolling people from Medicaid when there are problems, Alker says, but it remains to be seen if federal …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/24/1177973604/in-some-states-hundreds-of-thousands-dropped-from-medicaid

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News - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

(1 days ago) WebApril 8, 2024—Far more people were enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic than who reported in surveys having coverage—a discrepancy suggesting that many people were …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/federal-policy-kept-millions-on-medicaid-rolls-during-pandemic-but-many-didnt-realize-they-still-had-coverage/

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Medicaid & CHIP and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

(2 days ago) WebMedicaid and CHIP increased by over 10%, with the greatest percentage increases found in the pregnant, adult expansion, and other adult eligibility groups. From a COVID-19 …

https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/downloads/medicaid-chip-covid19-fact-sheet-11122021.pdf

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Study: Proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid could cost

(Just Now) WebMedicare is a federal health insurance program that currently provides coverage for people aged 65 and older. While Medicaid eligibility varies by state, it …

https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/22/study-proposed-changes-medicare-medicaid-could-cost-thousands-lives

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Federal Policy Guidance Medicaid.gov

(9 days ago) WebFederal Policy Guidance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress related to Medicaid, the …

https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/index.html

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Children’s Health Insurance Coverage: Progress, Problems, And

(Just Now) WebMedicaid’s role for children can hardly be overstated: The program pays for nearly one in two US births 13 and, with CHIP, covers 38 percent of children and adolescents, 14 and …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00785

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Medicaid Disenrollment Renews Discussion On Problem Of

(3 days ago) WebDuring the public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Medicaid’s annual (re)determinations of enrollee eligibility were paused as part of a …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/05/03/medicaid-disenrollment-renews-discussion-on-problem-of-uninsured-in-us/

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated …

(3 days ago) WebTo calculate treatment rates among parents on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income people, Tami Mark, a health economist at RTI, who …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/parent-drugs-mental-illness-treatment-medicaid.html

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Issues: Medicare, Medicaid and ACA - Public Policy Institute - AARP

(1 days ago) WebThe study’s findings raise issues for Medicare and public health officials. Medicaid is the country’s largest public health insurance program, providing access to needed …

https://www.aarp.org/ppi/issues/medicare/

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Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses

(3 days ago) WebMississippi’s first serious attempt to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act collapsed Thursday night, after an agreement reached by state lawmakers …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/mississippi-medicaid-expansion.html

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How Have States Used Medicaid Emergency Authorities During …

(1 days ago) WebIn response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, states and the federal government took a range of actions in Medicaid to enhance capacity to respond …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/how-have-states-used-medicaid-emergency-authorities-during-covid-19-and-what-can-we-learn/

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Judge gives the go-ahead to Medicaid class-action - Health …

(9 days ago) WebMedicaid is jointly funded by the federal and state governments, and Washington agreed to pick up more of the tab for the program as part of the public …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-04-30/judge-gives-medicaid-class-action-lawsuit-against-florida-the-go-ahead

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Medicaid mayhem: Tech problems with Colorado's Medicaid delay …

(1 days ago) WebSilva says the reason for these problems is an unintended convergence of major changes, including reviews of people's Medicaid eligibility after the Pandemic …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/medicaid-mayhem-tech-problems-colorados-medicaid-delay-critical-money-disabilities/

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One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked …

(8 days ago) WebMedicaid is a government health insurance program that covers people with very low incomes. Then-President Barack Obama signed a health care overhaul law in …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/03/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-fails-republican-party-welfare/

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The Relationship Between Medicaid Home and Community Based …

(8 days ago) WebKonetzka is an expert in health economics and public health sciences, member of MEDPAC, and internationally recognized for her expertise in the health …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/lipitz-center/2024/the-relationship-between-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-and-medicare-home-based-services

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Medicare stumbles managing a costly problem — chronic illness

(9 days ago) WebKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — an …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/24/medicare-stumbles-managing-costly-problem-chronic-illness/

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WebThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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Effort to expand Medicaid is struggling in Republican-led Mississippi

(8 days ago) WebThe proposal filed Monday night would require new Mississippi Medicaid recipients to be employed at least 100 hours a month in a job that does not provide …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/medicaid-expansion-discussions-fall-apart-republican-led-mississippi-109867300

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Flexibilities and Returning

(Just Now) WebCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Flexibilities and Returning to Regular Operations. On April 10, 2023, the COVID-19 National …

https://www.medicaid.gov/resources-for-states/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/index.html

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Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi

(Just Now) WebJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medicaid expansion efforts fizzled and died Thursday in Republican-led Mississippi because top lawmakers could not agree on a …

https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-31678a582c4f9de38b3f2323f1811e9f

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A Look at Navigating the Health Care System: Medicaid Consumer …

(6 days ago) WebDespite worse health status – which could lead to greater need for health care and more opportunities to encounter problems with the system – the large majority …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/a-look-at-navigating-the-health-care-system-medicaid-consumer-perspectives/

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Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Children's Health …

(6 days ago) WebMedicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/02/2024-07567/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-and-the-childrens-health-insurance-program-hospital-inpatient

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

(5 days ago) WebExamples of health insurance coverage or other health-related coverage subject to the 2020 Rule (and thus the benefit design provisions under § 92.207(b)(1) …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities

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