Medicaid

From Bread to Barriers: When Health-Care Access Becomes the Crime

Les Misérables was never truly about bread. Bread was the spark, hunger the condition, and desperation the predictable outcome of…

2 weeks ago

Medicaid at a Crossroads: Safe AI, Shifting Policy and the Stakes for People’s Health

Medicaid is one of America’s most complex and essential Federal health programs, serving more than 70 million people. Its design,…

4 months ago

To Patients, Parents, and Caregivers, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are a Personal Affront

California’s Medicaid program pays for the in-home care that Cynthia Williams provides for her sister, a military veteran with post-traumatic…

10 months ago

Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of “unwinding”

Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost…

2 years ago

Tribal Health Workers Aren’t Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That

[Reprinted with Permission from Kaiser Health News. Authored by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez] FALLON, Nev. — Linda Noneo turned up the…

2 years ago

Struggle to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline

Although not expected to be a permanent solution to pressures facing rural America, policymakers and hospital operators hope a new…

3 years ago

Ruling Against the Disabled and Denying Social Security Benefits to Them

Wracked with chronic pain and unable to stand or sit for any length of time should result in disability benefits,…

3 years ago

Inadequate or Unqualified Therapy Because of Low Medicaid Reimbursement?

Reimbursement rates shouldn’t determine whether or not someone receives adequate treatment for anything, including mental health therapy. But, too often,…

4 years ago

Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead

[This story ran originally on NPR and was reprinted in KHN News. Authored by Rachana Pradhan. It is reprinted with…

4 years ago

When We Incentivize Treatment Over Outcomes, People Suffer

Long Term Care Pharmacies and retail Pharmacies differ distinctively in the services and levels of care the offer to patients.…

4 years ago

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