…the Affordable Care Act was designed to essentially bribe states to expand their Medicaid programs: The feds offered to pay 100% of additional costs through 2016, dropping to 90% by 2020. This “free money” prompted 30 states and the District of Columbia to take the deal. Democratic activ...
president said Japanese steel company Nippon Steel is dropping its acquisition of U.S. Steel in favor of an investment. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Feb. 7, 2025 Takeaways After Trump's Japan Meeting The agency and its employees have been targeted by the Trump team for a shutdown. Elliott Davis ...
president said Japanese steel company Nippon Steel is dropping its acquisition of U.S. Steel in favor of an investment. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Feb. 7, 2025 The Latest on Trump’s USAID Fight The agency and its employees have been targeted by the Trump team for a shutdown. Ell...
The unwinding, in which states are reassessing eligibility for Medicaid among millions of Americans who enrolled before or during the pandemic and dropping those who no longer qualify or did not complete the renewal process, won't be completed until later this year. Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP...
suddenly be eligible for essentially free health care from the government. Many of their employers, as small businesses, will be exempt from any penalties for dropping their employees' coverage. These workers will thus be "crowded out" of private coverage into Medicaid, vastly increasing public ...
Infant mortality rates in Florida have seen a somewhat of steady but small decline during the past two decades, dropping from 8.2% in 1999, or 1,443 deaths, to 7.8% in 2017, or 1,355 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. Again, black babies are more than twice as lik...
The waiver documents note that the standard Medicaid and SCHIP funding process will be used during the waiver period. However, states will not be required to meet Medicaid budget or SCHIP allotment neutrality tests under the waivers. HHS justified dropping the neutrality requirements because, CMS off...
But if Republican “moderates” ultimate accede on Medicaid, which they very well may so long as their states get sweet transition deals for ending the ACA expansion, then Democrats need to make a lot of noise on behalf of the 14 million people at risk of losing benefits, and the many ...