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Medicaid serves many low-income Americans, including low-income adults. Before the Affordable Care Act, in most states, non-disabled adults who didn’t have dependent children were not eligible for Medicaid, no matter how low their income.…
Great news this week out of Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families about how the Affordable Care Act is affecting health insurance for children. Based on analysis of data from 50 states, they found that the rate…
Consumers can shop for health plans through the health insurance marketplace from November 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016 (open enrollment season). Many consumers have plans from 2015 and will simply opt to renew…
In 2014, Kentucky accepted federal funds to provide health insurance to more low-income residents through Medicaid. Medicaid expansion gives Kentucky residents with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($27,720 for a…
Yesterday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced the End Surprise Billing Act, legislation to protect health care consumers from surprise medical bills. Families USA is thrilled to endorse this legislation—we’re encouraged that Representative Doggett, along with more…
As enrollment assisters seek new populations to enroll in health coverage, people involved in the criminal justice system offer great potential for successful outreach. Working with this population can help both the individual gaining…
Montana, the most recent state to extend its Medicaid program to more residents, is wrapping up negotiations with the federal government to determine the logistics of what this alternative expansion program will entail. Like…
Update: On November 22, 2015, the NAIC voted unanimously to adopt its updated Network Adequacy Model Act. Read our summary. In November, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the organization composed of insurance regulators from every…
Latinos are more likely to have certain health problems than whites. And they are more likely to get sicker and die from them too. Finding and treating these problems early can make a huge…
Provider directory inaccuracies have caused problems for consumers and other stakeholders for many years. Our issue brief (PDF) explains the steps policymakers and health plans can take to improve directories and provides examples of legislation and…