Reducing federal dollars for Medicaid expansion could cut millions from the rolls • Stateline

[ad_1] Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal circulating on Capitol Hill that would slash the 90% federal contribution to states’ expanded Medicaid programs would end coverage for as many as 20 million people — or cost states $626 billion over the next decade to keep them on the rolls, according to a new […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

Prison system works to connect people to Medicaid coverage before release

[ad_1] 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 […]