How Medicaid Expansion Could Improve Political Participation
New evidence suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the law was passed.
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What Will the Mid-Terms Mean for Health Care in the United States?
Voters consistently rank health care as one of the most important issues in this election.
Here’s What Happened When Arkansas Implemented Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients
Over 8,000 beneficiaries lost coverage in the last two months.
Middle-Income Americans Are Increasingly Making Use of the Social Safety Net
A new report released by the Brookings Institution finds the safety net is not just for low-income folks anymore.
Internet Access May Be the Biggest Hurdle to Medicaid Coverage for Many Arkansans
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.
A New Report Shows That Ohio’s 2013 Medicaid Expansion Helped Nearly 300,000 People Get Work
Over 83 percent of employed Ohioans who were continuously enrolled in Medicaid said the program helped enable them to hold down jobs.
Oregon Considers Ending Coverage of Opioid Painkillers for Chronic Pain
Officials hope to curb overdoses that they think are caused by the overprescription of opioid painkillers to chronic pain patients.
After a Report Criticizing Obamacare Removals From Medicaid.gov Starts to Circulate, the Law Gets a Boost on Medicaid’s History Page
The update was totally unrelated to the report, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman says.
Medicaid Officials Explain Why They Removed Obamacare Pages
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman says the scrubbing was part of "routine updates and maintenance."
Information About Obamacare Disappears From Medicaid.gov
The scrubbing is part of a larger effort to weaken the Affordable Care Act, according to one health policy expert.