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国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': The Health of the Campaign
The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone 鈥 with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 国产麻豆精品Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest 国产麻豆精品Health News-Washington Post 鈥淏ill of the Month,鈥 about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.
Amid Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding,鈥 Many States Wind Up Expanding
It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of the nation鈥檚 health system, which covers more people than any other government health insurance program. In April 2023, states resumed screening people for Medicaid eligibility and terminating coverage for those they said no longer qualified […]
Journalists Weigh In on Racial Trauma, Medicaid Expansion, and Opioid Settlements
国产麻豆精品Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
How North Carolina Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
State officials threatened to withhold public money from hospitals, pioneering a strategy that could become a national model.
Rural NC County Is Set To Reopen Its Shuttered Hospital With Help From a New Federal Program
One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.
California Medicaid Ballot Measure Is Popular, Well Funded 鈥 And Perilous, Opponents Warn
Proposition 35, which would use revenue from a tax on managed-care plans to raise the pay of health care providers who serve Medi-Cal patients, has united a broad swath of California鈥檚 health care, business, and political establishments. But a newly formed, smaller group of opponents says it will do more harm than good.
Arkansas鈥 Governor Says Medicaid Extension for New Moms Isn鈥檛 Needed
Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days after delivery. Arkansas has not expanded what鈥檚 called postpartum Medicaid coverage, an option that gives poor women uninterrupted health insurance for a year after they give birth.
Tossed Medicine, Delayed Housing: How Homeless Sweeps Are Thwarting Medicaid鈥檚 Goals
As California cities crack down on homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing fines and arrests, front-line workers say such sweeps are undercutting billions in state and federal Medicaid spending meant to stabilize people鈥檚 health and get them off the streets.
The First Year of Georgia鈥檚 Medicaid Work Requirement Is Mired in Red Tape
Georgia must decide soon whether to try to extend a limited Medicaid expansion that requires participants to work. Enrollment fell far short of goals in the first year, and the state isn鈥檛 yet able to verify participants are working.
鈥榃hat Happens Three Months From Now?鈥 Mental Health After Georgia High School Shooting
The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community 鈥 and in Georgia as a whole 鈥 means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences
As expected, the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offered few new details of their positions on abortion, the Affordable Care Act, and other critical health issues. But it did underscore for voters dramatic differences between the two candidates. Meanwhile, the Biden administration issued rules attempting to better enforce […]
At Catholic Hospitals, a Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Care Costs for Patients
Many Catholic health systems, which are tax-exempt, pay their executives millions and can charge some of the highest prices around 鈥 while critics say they scrimp on commitments to their communities.
Longtime Head of L.A. Care To Retire After Navigating Major Medi-Cal Changes
John Baackes, who steered Medi-Cal鈥檚 largest health plan following the Affordable Care Act expansion, and later prepared it for a state overhaul of Medi-Cal, will retire after this year. Baackes believes low payments to doctors and other providers, along with an acute labor shortage, hamper Medi-Cal鈥檚 success.
US Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States鈥 Medicaid Purge Began
About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn鈥檛 capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.
La tasa de personas sin seguro m茅dico se mantiene estable, a pesar de la purga de Medicaid
Aproximadamente el 8% de los estadounidenses no tuvieron cobertura en 2023, un aumento estad铆sticamente insignificante de solo 0.1 puntos porcentuales con respecto al a帽o anterior.
Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix
As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.
Watch: Tips on Finding a Good Nursing Home
国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Jordan Rau explains how to tell the good nursing homes from the bad ones.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': Let the General Election Commence
Abortion and reproductive health issues headlined the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as expected. But what Vice President Kamala Harris has in mind for other health policies as the Democratic nominee remains something of a mystery. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump says he would not use the 19th-century Comstock Act to impose, in effect, a national ban on abortion, which angered his anti-abortion backers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins University, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Tony Leys, who reported and wrote the latest 国产麻豆精品Health News-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature about a woman who fought back after being charged for two surgeries despite undergoing only one.
Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace
Regulators have been under the gun to curb unauthorized Obamacare enrollment and switching of plans. Separately, a pending lawsuit was amended with additional defendants and new allegations regarding tactics to garner greater ACA sales commissions.
En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo
Esta ampliaci贸n de las afiliaciones en estos estados se producen en medio de la mayor conmoci贸n en las casi seis d茅cadas de historia del programa.
