The passage of Medicaid expansion in three deeply conservative states is evidence that a less partisan presentation of policy is allowing voters to make decisions based more on their own interests.
After the 2016 election, disability activists say the bar for prospective Democratic nominees has never been higher.
If Friday's ruling striking down the ACA is upheld, the changes will be disruptive and far-reaching.
Open enrollment for ACA plans and some state Medicaid programs ends December 15th.
Two recent independent reports argue that Medicaid and CHIP could be effectively leveraged to improve early childhood for the 45 percent of American children served by these programs.
A new study found that folks who acquired subsidized health insurance through Obamacare were 25 percent less likely to miss paying their rent or mortgage on time.
New evidence suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the law was passed.
Voters consistently rank health care as one of the most important issues in this election.
Over 8,000 beneficiaries lost coverage in the last two months.
A new report released by the Brookings Institution finds the safety net is not just for low-income folks anymore.
The state government has started to institute work requirements for its medicaid program that includes logging work hours online, but broadband coverage in the state is sparse—at best.
Over 83 percent of employed Ohioans who were continuously enrolled in Medicaid said the program helped enable them to hold down jobs.
Officials hope to curb overdoses that they think are caused by the overprescription of opioid painkillers to chronic pain patients.
The update was totally unrelated to the report, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman says.
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman says the scrubbing was part of "routine updates and maintenance."
The scrubbing is part of a larger effort to weaken the Affordable Care Act, according to one health policy expert.
Dental health has profound effects on quality of life, overall well-being, and economic security.
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Political scientist Jamila Michener talks about how state-level changes to Medicaid benefits can politically disempower its recipients.
Ten states are seeking to introduce waivers, requiring that Medicaid beneficiaries maintain regular employment in order to continue to receive benefits.
Trump's executive order to enforce work requirements on social safety net recipients ignores the barriers to steady employment those folks already face.
When used as a pain reliever, methadone is especially likely to cause unintentional overdoses.
Forging strong partnerships between hospitals, community organizations, and patients is crucial to successfully facilitating more fundamental shifts in health care.
Repealing the ACA isn't the only way to dial back the law's Medicaid expansions—and destroy the program itself.