Medicaid, Health Coverage

A new report shows how much children in rural NC rely on Medicaid for health coverage
Close to half of North Carolina children living in rural areas or small towns use Medicaid as their health insurance, according to a new report. As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives contemplate major cuts to Medicaid,
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Put 36 Million People at Risk of Losing Health Coverage
This analysis builds on past evidence that work requirements impose administrative barriers and red tape that lead to coverage losses among both people who are working as well as people the policies purport to exempt because they have caretaking responsibilities,
At least 61,000 Ohioans would lose Medicaid benefits if Trump approves work requirement
At least 61,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid benefits if President-elect Donald Trump's team approves Ohio's request to add a work requirement for the public health insurance, according to state projections.
At least 61,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid health coverage if work requirements go forward
Proposed Medicaid work requirements mean more than 61,000 Ohioans could potentially lose their health insurance, if the incoming Trump administration allows Ohio Republican state leaders to proceed with their plan.
State Efforts to Take Medicaid Health Coverage Away From People Likely to Resurface in 2025
Everyone, regardless of income, needs health care to survive and thrive, and most Americans agree that health care is a fundamental right.[1] Yet over the past two years, legislators in more than

Georgia, Medicaid and Brian Kemp

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Hard choices ahead for states on Medicaid
State Medicaid funding could be on the chopping block this year, forcing politically difficult decisions about a safety net ...
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Shredding the Medicaid safety net
Under proposals from congressional Republicans, Medicaid would be transformed into a much more limited welfare program.
Gov. Hochul wants to lower cost of anti-obesity drugs, expand access to Medicaid recipients
The governor also said she would work with other states to leverage their combined purchasing power to reduce the cost of the ...
Women on Medicaid at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection results in 99% five-year survival rates.
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Kemp plans to exempt parents, guardians of young kids from Medicaid work requirement
Gov. Brian Kemp says parents of young children would no longer have to satisfy Georgia Pathways to Coverage's work ...
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Coverage for up to 75,000 Montanans is at stake as lawmakers decide on Medicaid expansion renewal
Montana lawmakers will decide in the coming months what happens to health coverage for tens of thousands of people.