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medicaid
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Congress, regulators offer financial relief for Americans seeking tests, treatment for new coronavirus
The just-passed multibillion-dollar Families First Coronavirus Response Act includes free diagnostic testing for the new COVID-19 illness — for those…
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New tip sheet explains ‘partial Medicaid expansion’ – and why it hasn’t happened (yet)
Since the Supreme Court ruling in 2012, states have been warring over whether or not to expand Medicaid. Now, some…
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Globe Spotlight journalist reports on the link between economic inequality and financial toxicity in health care
Two of the biggest issues the Democratic candidates are addressing in the presidential race are economic inequality and the need…
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Tweeting and Tennessee: The story of a block grant
Tennessee is pursuing a variant of a block grant for Medicaid (although it’s not strictly a block grant but more…
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Oral care access problems highlighted in California news collaborative project
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state health insurance marketplace –…
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Report shows improvement in dental health but highlights disparities
Across the U.S., tooth decay remains widespread. Poor and minority Americans continue to be disproportionately burdened by disease. But in…
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Verma talks about work requirements, hospital transparency, ACA and more
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, invited reporters to the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters on…
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CMS head Verma briefs reporters; audio available through AHCJ
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sat down with 25 reporters on Thursday in…
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Despite Medicaid expansion and restored benefits, many Californians lack dental care
In the years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state…
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Pain, profit and accountability in Medicaid managed care
A powerhouse series on patient harm under Texas’s Medicaid Managed Care program won the Shorenstein Center’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative…