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medicaid
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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…
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Tennessee to take the lead in converting its Medicaid to block-grant funding
Tennessee may become the first state in the country to take advantage of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for block-granting Medicaid –…
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States bring different approaches to increase dental care for adults
The approaches vary from state to state, but the new year is bringing renewed efforts to broaden access to dental…
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Utah’s Medicaid expansion hits some headwinds
No sooner had we posted an update on the prospects for Medicaid expansion in several states, including the three that…
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Midterm elections changed prospects for Medicaid expansion
The Commonwealth Fund’s Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., vice president for health care coverage and access, walked us through the prospects…