2017

Why States Should Offer Extensive Oral Health Benefits to Adults Covered by Medicaid

Millions of adults lack coverage for oral health care and cannot afford to pay for needed care on their own. States can make a difference by covering extensive oral health benefits in their Medicaid p...

Using Hospital Community Benefits to Improve Access to Oral Health Care

As part of their tax obligation to provide benefits to the community beyond hospital care, nonprofit hospitals can fund oral health initiatives such as community dental clinics, mobile dental services...

How Does Graham-Cassidy Compare to Previous Repeal Bills?

Graham-Cassidy has the same destructive elements that senators of both parties and the American people rejected earlier this year. Learn more. The majority of people in this country want Congress ...

Medicaid Caps Stick It to States with Smaller Medicaid Budgets

More than $18,000 to spend on Medicaid for each person in Alaska; Nevada gets just over $4,000. Does that sound fair? Well, that’s the funding formula in the GOP health care repeal plan. States that...

3 Reasons to Renew Funding for CHIP

Three reasons to renew funding for CHIP, the country’s only health insurance program designed for low-income families with children. Learn more about CHIP. ...

Four Reasons Planned Parenthood Is an Essential Health Care Provider

Update (6/05/17): Funding for these essential health care services is threatened by potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Learn how you can help stop repeal! Planned Parenthood provides esse...

Spread the Word: Enrollment Is Still Open

Last night, news broke that the Trump administration has stopped advertising and outreach for the final few days of the fourth open enrollment period. Even though the ads have stopped, the open enro...

What Will Happen to All of Us with Life-Threatening Chronic Conditions?

This story was shared with us by Maryann H. of California. She is one of the millions of people who would be harmed if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act without an equal replacement. Learn ab...

How High-Deductible Health Plans Hurt Consumers

Nothing about high-deductible plans makes health care more affordable for families. While the Republicans have yet to agree on how they propose to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one thing is c...

Republican Health Care Bill: Less Access, Fewer Choices, and Higher Costs for Consumers

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report confirmed on Monday what we already knew: the American Health Care Act (AHCA) will be a disaster for consumers and the American health care s...