In a move that will likely have deeply harmful effects, Wisconsin next week will become the first state to implement a policy to take Medicaid ... Read more
Medicaid can’t fill the gaps left by underfunded housing, nutrition, and other social services. But it can help address social needs in innovative ways. Read more
Georgia has proposed sweeping changes to its private health insurance market that would endanger coverage for about 400,000 Georgians who purchase comprehensive health insurance through the state’s individual market. Read more
Tennessee’s proposal to radically change TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, including by converting its federal financing to an unprecedented block grant, would ... Read more
Six states — Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, and Virginia — have reversed or suspended their plans to take Medicaid coverage away from people ... Read more
States that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to low-income adults have seen large gains in coverage; improvements in access ... Read more
As interest grows on Capitol Hill to boost Medicaid funding for the U.S. territories for the next four years, the President and Congress should quickly ... Read more
Recent proposals at the federal and state levels to radically restructure Medicaid raise questions about how the program works and its current role for states, ... Read more
Update, November 21: We updated this post to reflect CMS’ release of improper payment rates. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently ... Read more
We’ve updated this post to reflect that Georgia’s Medicaid 1115 waiver would apply to residents with incomes at or below the poverty line. Under two ... Read more
