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medicaid
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How Medicaid work rules could impact public health
The Trump administration opened the door to requiring work rules for recipients of Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for the…
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What’s being missed in coverage of Medicaid work requirements
The Trump administration in January gave a long-expected approval for states to proceed with work requirements for their Medicaid beneficiaries,…
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Keep an eye out for expanded Medicaid managed care in your state
More and more states are offering Medicaid managed care, with more than half of all Medicaid beneficiaries now receiving their…
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Covering HIV in the modern era: What reporters need to know
About 36.7 million people around the world – about 1.1 million in the U.S.- are living with an HIV (human…
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Congressional inaction leaves states squeezed on CHIP funding
With Congress failing to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal funding, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) now…
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Senate Republicans make last-ditch attempt at Obamacare repeal
The Graham-Cassidy repeal bill – which essentially would change Medicaid into a per-capita cap – has suddenly come back to life.…
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Efforts pick up steam to expand Medicaid dental benefits for older adults
In a recent story for the Baltimore Sun, reporter Andrea K. McDaniels explored a dilemma getting increasing attention these days…
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Research details how racial disparities, stress and poverty can affect Alzheimer’s risk
Stressful life events, poverty and racial inequities contribute to dementia risk in late life, according to new research unveiled at…
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Newly covered Nev. residents face prospect of no insurer on exchanges
Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post has a great look at a “bare county” in rural Nevada – a county…
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Health care debate shines light on Medicaid
One result of the ongoing health care reform debate – and the coverage of it – is a renewed look…