Medicaid

A Tale Of 2 States: How California And Texas May Fare Under GOP Health Plan

8:17am September 22, 2017

In the GOP's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, California would lose a lot of federal funding. Texas would gain a lot in the short term, but experts worry Texas would not use the money well.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (right), and Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania, listen during a health reform news conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Latest GOP Effort To Replace Obamacare Could End Health Care For Millions

8:06pm September 19, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Republicans are taking one last shot at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But the new plan isn't much different fr the last one that failed.

Nursing homes are required to have emergency plans and have staff practice evacuations, but many fail to meet even those basic requirements.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

2:10pm September 19, 2017

by Jordan Rau

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.

Census: Rate Of Uninsured North Carolinians At Historic Low

10:50am September 13, 2017

by Neal Charnoff

New census data shows that the rate of uninsured North Carolinians reached a historic low in 2016, but reaction is mixed when it comes to the Medicaid expansion debate.

The Children's Health Insurance Program relies on money from state and federal governments to help subsidize the cost of medical care for some kids not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.

Will Congress Continue Health Care For 9 Million Children?

6:23pm September 06, 2017

by Phil Galewitz

The popular Children's Health Insurance Program is up for renewal Sept. 30. Policy analysts say it's unclear whether a deeply divided Congress facing major deadlines will get the job done.

Needles at the Alaska AIDS Assistance Association syringe exchange in Anchorage.

Syringe Exchange Program Aims To Slow Hepatitis C Infections In Alaska

4:37pm August 29, 2017

by Zachariah Hughes

As the nation's opioid abuse problem soars, so do health problems associated with drug use like hepatitis C, which is placing a major burden on Alaska's Medicaid program.

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, pictured here during an interview last month, ended the state's Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood two years ago. He praised the circuit court's decision.

Federal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood

7:45pm August 16, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It reversed earlier injunctions that forbade the state from suspending payments to the medical provider over a controversial leaked video of Planned Parenthood staff.

Deona Scott and her son Phoenix at her graduation from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina in 2015. Scott now works full time for Nurse-Family Partnership, a program she credits with helping to prepare her to be a good mother.

'Pay For Success' Approach Used To Fund A Program That Supports New Moms

6:04am August 09, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

South Carolina says it will contribute up to $7.5 million to help fund the expansion of the "Nurse-Family Partnership" in the state if the program can show it is improving pregnancy outcomes.

Bill Moyers On Working With LBJ To Pass Medicare 52 Years Ago

1:59pm August 03, 2017

Journalist Bill Moyers once worked as the special assistant to President Johnson, where he witnessed first-hand the political maneuvering that resulted in the landmark health care legislation.

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Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden, 4, who has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and depends on a ventilator to breathe. Chaffin is worried about the high costs of Kayden's care.

Drug Puts A $750,000 'Price Tag On Life'

1:05pm August 01, 2017

by Julie Appleby

The high cost of Spinraza, a new and promising treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, highlights how the cost-benefit analysis insurers use to make drug coverage decisions plays out in human terms.