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July 17, 2015

Alaska Expands Medicaid: Is Utah Next?

Patrick Willard, Families USA’s Health Action Director, responds to the good news that Governor Bill Walker will take executive action to expand Medicaid in Alaska. Now, all eyes are on Utah to extend health coverage to its moderate- and low-income residents.

Infographic
March 18, 2015

Expanding Medicaid: State Data on Populations That Stand to Benefit

This infographic shows the populations—uninsured adults, parents with dependent children, working but uninsured adults, and uninsured veterans and their spouses—that would benefit from extending Medicaid.

Blog
March 10, 2015

Trending: Legislative Sessions Find Medicaid Expansion on the Table

Republicans swept the governor’s races last November, dashing hopes that those who opposed Medicaid expansion would be replaced in 2015. Instead, Republican governors put their alternative proposals on statehouse agendas in the South and the West, pitting them against GOP lawmakers. Some legislative sessions will be wrapping up this month and those Medicaid expansion proposals are generating some political battles, as you’ll see below.

Infographic
February 17, 2015

Top 9 Occupations of Working but Uninsured in Alaska Who Would Benefit from Expanding Health Coverage

In Alaska, more than 35,000 low-income residents lack access to health insurance. If Alaska chooses to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid, those who would qualify for health coverage are residents with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($27,720 for a family of three in 2015).

Issue Brief
February 6, 2015

Medicaid Expansion Helps Low-Wage Workers: Non-Expansion States

We’ve examined data from 22 states showing that working adults make up the majority of those who could benefit if states expanded Medicaid. View our new infographic and issue brief about the top occupations of the working but uninsured residents in Idaho.

Blog
December 1, 2014

The Prospects for Medicaid Expansion in Alaska and Other Western States

With the 2014 elections behind them, governors and other lawmakers in the nation’s Western states are taking a hard look at expanding Medicaid. In the nation’s largest state, Alaska, the new governor may soon expand Medicaid to more than 40,000 low-income Alaskans. Independent Governor William Walker, a former Republican who upset incumbent Sean Parnell in the November election, took office on December 1. During his campaign, Walker promised to expand Medicaid.

Report
October 1, 2011

Medicaid: A Lifeline for Americans with Serious Health Care Needs

Shows the number of people in each state who have cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, or heart disease and who rely on Medicaid, including breakdowns by racial and ethnic group.

Report
May 1, 2011

Cutting Medicaid: Harming Seniors and People with Disabilities Who Need Long-Term Care

Presents new national and state data showing how cutting Medicaid would harm seniors, people with disabilities, their families, state workers, and the long-term care infrastructure.

Fact Sheet
February 1, 2011

Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities: Why It Is Important to Preserve the Maintenance of Effort Requirement in the Affordable Care Act

Discusses how stripping the maintenance of effort requirement from the Affordable Care Act will negatively affect Medicaid enrollees, their families, and their state economies.

Report
July 1, 2010

Health Reform: New Opportunities for States to Invest in Home- and Community-Based Services

Learn why expanding home- and community-based care is cost-effective in the long run and how states can do it using two new Medicaid options in the Affordable Care Act.

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