Obamacare’s Survival Is Now Assured, but It Still Has One Big Problem

Some Democrats are eager to build on their Affordable Care Act victories in the Supreme Court by filling a gaping hole created along the way: the lack of Medicaid coverage for millions of low-income Americans in 12 states. But so far, Republican leaders in those states are refusing to use the health law to expand […]

Prison system works to connect people to Medicaid coverage before release

by Rachel Crumpler, North Carolina Health News February 13, 2024 By Rachel Crumpler Danay Burke, 43, was released from prison on Nov. 1. Among the many tasks on her to-do list for reestablishing her life was to figure out how to manage her health care needs. But she left prison without health insurance, making that […]

From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts

Despite some of the political rhetoric in recent years, Mississippi’s Medicaid program has operated on responsible footing compared to other states, writes columnist Sid Salter. On March 7, the Democratic Minority of the bipartisan and congressionally created Joint Economic Committee—one of two economic advisory committees established in 1946—released a report detailing their concerns about where […]