Medicaid

The ongoing debate over health care has many people wondering how changes will affect their coverage.

Q&A: What Does The Senate Health Bill Mean For Me?

5:47pm June 27, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The Senate Republicans' plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could bring big changes to many Americans' health care coverage. Here are answers to a handful of scenarios from concerned listeners.

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Overlapping cards representing the various health laws and proposals â ACA, AHCA and BCRA

CHART: CBO Weighs Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

1:29pm June 27, 2017

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 22 million people would lose coverage with the Senate bill. That includes 15 million people on Medicaid, and others who could no longer afford insurance.

Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care available.

From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects The Lives Of Millions

12:23pm June 27, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Medicaid has become a prime target of Republicans in Congress who want to rein in the program's costs, which totaled $350 billion in 2015. We take a look at what all that money pays for.

Coal and steel jobs were once plentiful in Steubenville, Ohio. Today, the local hospital is the top employer in the county.

After Decline Of Steel And Coal, Ohio Fears Health Care Jobs Are Next

11:33pm June 26, 2017

Health care jobs now outnumber manufacturing jobs in Jefferson County, Ohio. Hospital administrators worry that Republican plans to cut Medicaid will lead to layoffs.

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Andy Slavitt was in charge of running the federal agency that oversees the Affordable Care Act from 2015 to 2017.

What The Man Who Ran Obamacare Thinks About the Republican Health Plan

4:38pm June 23, 2017

Andy Slavitt was acting administrator of the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until January. He calls the new Senate health care bill "the ugly step-sibling" of the House bill.

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell eaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' health care bill on Thursday.

CHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

6:57pm June 22, 2017

Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It shares many provisions with the House's American Health Care Act, but goes further in cutting Medicaid.

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Pemiscot Memorial, the public hospital in one of Missouri's poorest counties, depends on Medicaid funding to survive, its CEO says.

Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

9:18am June 22, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith

Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.

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Justine Orr (right), program manager for Our Place Day Services, helps David Breuer chop tomatoes during a cooking class at the center north of Milwaukee. Nearly all the center's clients pay for services with funds from Medicaid.

Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities

5:38pm June 14, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Job-coaching and other support services that enable many adults to live in the community instead of institutions will likely be curtailed if the GOP plan to shrink Medicaid becomes law.

Dawn Poole and her husband have to regularly document their family finances to make sure their nine children, who all have complex health conditions, continue to qualify for Medicaid.

In Texas, People With Fluctuating Incomes Risk Being Cut Off From Medicaid

5:00am June 14, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Families with income that varies from month to month can find it hard to maintain enrollment in Texas' Medicaid program. The question is whether the program trims waste or creates more red tape.

A bill that would allow Nevadans without insurance to buy into Medicaid starting in 2019 awaits Gov. Brian Sandoval's signature or veto.

Nevada May Become First State To Offer Medicaid To All, Regardless Of Income

6:45pm June 13, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The Nevada legislature has passed a bill that would allow anyone without health insurance in the state to buy into the Medicaid program, regardless of income. It's awaiting the governor's signature.

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