The uninsured rate is at an all-time low, as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made it possible for 20 million, and counting, to get covered and stay covered. However, news of steeply rising premiums… Read more.
10.25.2016 /
Claire McAndrew,
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Insights Column
A new study about emergency room use in Oregon is fueling the debate about whether expanding Medicaid as made possible under the Affordable Care Act leads to high emergency room use. To understand what… Read more.
10.24.2016 /
Dee Mahan,
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Insights Column
It’s been only two months since the Louisiana Medicaid expansion—dubbed Healthy Louisiana—went into effect, and already Louisianans are reaping the benefits. New data show that Medicaid expansion has helped over 305,000 Bayou State residents… Read more.
09.27.2016 /
Andrea Callow,
Erica Turret,
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Insights Column
Oral health care is vital to a child’s overall health. This summer, the U.S. Treasury Department proposed a change in the rules for financial assistance in the health insurance marketplace that, if adopted, will make… Read more.
09.21.2016 /
Cheryl Fish-Parcham,
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Insights Column
Last week, CMS rejected Ohio’s request to make significant changes to its Medicaid program. With this decision, CMS is making it clear that policies that make it harder for the lowest-income people in the program… Read more.
09.15.2016 /
Dee Mahan,
Erica Turret,
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Insights Column