Initially, the ACA mandated that all state Medicaid programs would have to be extended to provide medical coverage to nearly all low-income groups. However, the Supreme Court rejected that part of the act in 2012, leaving the door open for states to make their own decision on whether they ...
Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for Dual Eligibles—Recommendations for Reformdoi:10.1001/jama.2023.8879MEDICAIDMEDICAREREFORMSPATIENT careThis Viewpoint highlights costly inefficiencies in delivery of care to patients who qualify to receive both Medicare and Medicaid and proposes m...
access to care, and health for many nonelderly adults newly eligible for coverage,3including reduced mortality among middle-aged adults.4But Medicaid expansion has also had spillover or “welcome mat” effects on many people
This swiftdecline in Medicaid enrollment follows a huge increasethat started in early 2020 and was brought about bytemporary policy changesin effect for the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, the...
Conservatives have been arguing for years to lift CON regulations and allow a free-market approach to open access to care and bring down prices. However, powerful interest groups like the NC Healthcare Association, representing hospitals, have resisted changes to CON laws, arguing that a new crop...
NAS were not associated with significant changes in MH care access among all adults aged 18 to 64 years and those with MH conditions. Current quantitative NAS requirements may have limited effectiveness in improving MH care access for Medicaid enrollees without additional interventions. ___ More than...
(PHE). As the Biden Administration has recentlyextended the PHEuntil at least mid-July, with the potential further 90-day extensions remaining, it can only be speculated as to whether the continuous coverage mandate will remain in effect for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023. When the ...
coverage through Medicaid, the government’s main health insurance program for low-income people and people with certain disabilities, is surely much higher. This swiftdecline in Medicaid enrollment follows a huge increase[3]that st...
The study examined changes in birth-related health measures before and after California expanded Medicaid coverage to undocumented women in 1988. The findings indicate that investing public resources to ensure pregnant undocumented immigrants receive adequate prenatal and delivery care has lifelong payoffs ...
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