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Cutting Medicaid Would Hurt States and Families
When members of Congress threaten to cut Medicaid, who is at risk? If Medicaid is cut, seniors, people with disabilities, children, and working families would suffer. This fact sheet explains that M...
View MoreHelp Wanted: Preparing Navigators and Other Assisters to Meet New Consumer Needs
Consumers will need help applying for and enrolling in the new health insurance options that will be available starting on October 1. States will need to set up navigator and assister programs to meet...
View MoreExplainer: Medicaid Uncompensated Care Pools
Nine states have uncompensated care pools (also known as a “low-income pool” in Florida), which help health care providers—primarily hospitals—defray the costs of care that is not paid for. Th...
View MoreMedicaid: An Essential Program for States and Their Residents
Medicaid is a health insurance program that serves low-income Americans, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. It is jointly funded by states and the federal government. Federal M...
View MoreMedicaid: Providing Vital Health Coverage to Low-Income Adults
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 M...
View MoreHealth Homes in Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act offers states several ways to improve patient care using a coordinated, patient-centered approach. The Medicaid health home is one such model states can pursue with funding fro...
View MoreMedicaid Expansion Helps Working People Get Health Insurance
States that have expanded Medicaid are doing more to help working residents than states that choose not to expand Medicaid. In 2014, the first year of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act,...
View MoreThe District of Columbia Health Benefits Exchange Proposal
The District of Columbia is designing and operating its own health insurance marketplace (also known as an "exchange") where residents can shop for, compare, and enroll in affordable health insurance....
View MoreBlock Grants: A Bad Idea for Medicaid
Updated January 23, 2017: President Trump and his advisors have indicated that they will pursue a Medicaid block grant as part of their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Turning Medic...
View MoreStates and the Federal Government Working Together to Run Health Insurance Marketplaces
States have three choices when establishing their health insurance marketplaces (also known as exchanges): Run the marketplace on their own Have the federal government run the marketplace W...
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