Medicaid

Roughly 2 million of the kids covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program have a chronic health condition, such as asthma.

Changes To Federal Insurance Plans Could Hurt Families Of Chronically Ill Kids

10:39am April 25, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Some urge ending funding to the Children's Health Insurance Program, and moving those 8 million kids to marketplace plans. But research shows the out-of-pocket costs to many families would soar.

Medicaid expansion has helped low-income veterans gain health insurance, a report finds.

Many Veterans Gained Health Care Through The Affordable Care Act

5:21pm April 19, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Almost half a million veterans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, cutting the number of uninsured vets by 40 percent.

Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injuries in U.S. hospitals, according to the Institute of Medicine.

Secret Data On Hospital Inspections May Soon Become Public

1:20pm April 18, 2017

by Charles Ornstein

The federal government wants to require that private accreditors release reports of problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are kept confidential.

Politics & Government

GOP Leadership Resists 'Carolina Cares' Medicaid Expansion Program

11:37am April 17, 2017

by Associated Press

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Politics & Government

Statehouse Republicans File Medicaid Expansion Bill

5:50pm April 10, 2017

by Sean Bueter

House Republicans have filed a bill to extend federal health benefits for poor, disabled, and elderly North Carolinians.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback opposes legislative efforts to expand the state's Medicaid program.

With Obamacare Here to Stay, Some States Revive Medicaid Expansion

2:54pm April 02, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The failure of the Republican health care plan gave new energy to state-level efforts to expand Medicaid. We look at three states where that may happen — Kansas, Maine and Virginia.

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Celeste Thompson, 57, a home care worker in Missoula, Mont., examines a pill bottle in her home. Thompson cares for her husband, and worries that if she loses her Medicaid coverage she won't be able to afford to see a doctor.

Home Health Aides Fear They'll Lose Hard-Won Insurance Coverage

1:58pm March 31, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Many health care aides were able to get insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But with the law's future uncertain, they don't know how their jobs or their doctor bills will be affected.

Missouri Rejects Federal Money In Order To Set Up Its Own Abortion Restrictions

11:56pm March 29, 2017

by Durrie Bouscaren

Abortion is already heavily restricted in Missouri, but now the state is cutting more funding to organizations that provide abortions, even though it means rejecting millions of dollars from the feds.

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In 2015, Medicaid spending topped $552 billion nationwide. People who receive both Medicaid and Medicare and people with disabilities account for more than half of Medicaid spending.

Limits In GOP Plan Could Shrink Seniors' Long-Term Health Benefits

3:50pm March 22, 2017

by Stephanie O'Neill

Caps in the GOP health plan have huge implications for people over 65. In addition to helping low-income seniors with long-term care, Medicaid helps pay for some of their Medicare premiums and copays.

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, speaks to a crowd of Donald Trump supporters at a Trump campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., in 2016. Brewer sided with Arizona Democrats to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state under Obamacare.

Repeal Of Health Law Could Force Tough Decisions For Arizona Republicans

12:10pm March 22, 2017

by Will Stone

The state expanded Medicaid under a Republican governor a few years ago, extending health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. But the GOP plan in Congress would cut much of that funding.

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