Medicaid

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C. A proposed rule will expand government-funded health care access to DACA recipients.

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance

3:56pm April 13, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.

Governor Cooper signs Medicaid expansion

Health & Safety

What expanded Medicaid does and does not mean for North Carolinians

5:01pm March 31, 2023

by David Ford

This week, North Carolina became the fortieth state to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act. House Bill 76 is projected to increase coverage to hundreds of thousands of people and pave the way for billions of dollars in federal government support.

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N. Carolina governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law

8:14am March 28, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade in the making and gives the Democrat a legacy-setting victory, although one significant hurdle remains before coverage can be implemented, thanks to a Republican-backed provision.

Samuel Camacho, a health insurance navigator with the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio, assists people in enrolling for or renewing Medicaid.

Health & Safety

Medicaid renewals are starting. Those who don't reenroll could get kicked off

12:29pm March 21, 2023

by Maria Godoy

With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage. Language barriers, housing instability and computer literacy could stand in their way.

Prescription drug coverage is just one part of Medicare, the federal government's health insurance program for people age 65 and over.

Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again

2:41pm March 14, 2023

As the White House and Republicans in Congress gear up for negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling, how to pay for senior health care could be a sticking point, even if cuts are "off the table."

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When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in Texas — which ended just two months after she gave birth. Losing insurance so soon was stressful. She supports a push for Texas to extend Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth.

Health & Safety

In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?

7:00am March 05, 2023

by Elena Rivera

In Texas, many uninsured people can access Medicaid if they get pregnant. But 2 months after giving birth, the coverage ends. Advocates say new moms need a full year, to improve maternal health.

Politics & Government

N. Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal

4:29pm March 02, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act.

Jen Coghlan outside the home where she grew up in Perry, Iowa. Her father, Henry Ruhl, plans to leave the house to her, but Coghlan expects she'll have to sell it after he dies to settle a $226,611 from Medicaid for the care of her mother, who died in 2022. Coghlan says the family didn't realize that her mother was on Medicaid.

Health & Safety

They could lose the house — to Medicaid

12:02pm March 01, 2023

by Tony Leys

Depending on where they lived, demands for repayment can drain the assets that a patient on Medicaid leaves behind after they die. Iowa aggressively collects "clawback" funds.

Health & Safety

NC Medicaid switch for mentally ill, disabled delayed again

10:57am February 28, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina health officials have again delayed the start of a managed care program for Medicaid enrollees specifically who also receive services for behavioral health needs or intellectual or d

Idaho removed nearly 10,000 people from Medicaid in the pandemic's first years when enrollees couldn't be reached. The episode previews what could occur in other states after April 1, when a COVID-era coverage mandate ends.

Health & Safety

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next?

5:01am February 27, 2023

by Rachana Pradhan

The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again.