Medicaid Expansion

Expanding Medicaid eligibility in GA would reduce uninsurance by 28%

April 4, 2024 - Expanding Medicaid eligibility in Georgia would help reduce uninsurance among non-elderly individuals by almost 300,000 people, according to a report from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Georgia is one of the ten states that have yet to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to people with...

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Cardiovascular Disease Utilization Grew After Medicaid Expansion

by Kelsey Waddill

Adults with cardiovascular disease are more likely to utilize outpatient cardiovascular services in Medicaid expansion states than in nonexpansion states, a study published in Health Affairs...

An Overview of 2024 Coverage for Veterans Beyond Veterans Affairs

by Kelsey Waddill

Although US veterans have many coverage options, including Veterans Affairs (VA), Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, many are projected to remain uninsured in 2024, according to a...

Medicaid Expansion Improved Health Equity for Redlined Areas

by Kelsey Waddill

In historically redlined areas, states that adopted Medicaid expansion saw lower uninsurance rates than nonexpansion states, a study published in Health Affairs uncovered. Redlined areas were...

Medicaid Expansion Improved Palliative Care Access for Cancer Patients

by Kelsey Waddill

Medicaid beneficiaries with late-stage cancer might have greater access to palliative care in states that have adopted Medicaid expansion, a study published in Health Affairs found. The researchers...

Extending Medicaid Postpartum Coverage May Reduce Disenrollment

by Kelsey Waddill

States that have extended their Medicaid postpartum coverage periods may be better positioned to protect residents from widespread coverage loss in the wake of the public health emergency’s...

Medicaid Coverage Losses Less Likely During First Year of Pandemic

by Victoria Bailey

Adults were less likely to lose Medicaid coverage during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before in 2019, a study published in Health Affairs found. Between February and...

Medicaid Expansion Could Prevent Coverage Loss During Redeterminations

by Kelsey Waddill

Total Medicaid expansion could prevent massive coverage losses in nonexpansion states as Medicaid redeterminations restart, an issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation found. The researchers used...

Insurer Competition Contributes to Affordable Care Act Benchmark Premiums

by Kelsey Waddill

The benchmark premium on the Affordable Care Act marketplace rose between 2022 and 2023 after years of decreasing, a study from the Urban Institute found. Observing Affordable Care Act health...

Medicaid Expansion Tied to Higher Coverage Gains, Fewer Disparities

by Victoria Bailey

While insurance coverage rates improved for Black, Hispanic, and White adults during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gains were more significant in states that had implemented...

States Plan Various Continuity of Coverage Strategies Post-PHE

by Kelsey Waddill

States are responding to the public health emergency unwinding in a variety of ways, with some states placing greater emphasis on continuity of coverage than others, a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)...

States with Highest COVID Medicaid Enrollment May See Big Losses Post-PHE

by Kelsey Waddill

With Medicaid continuous enrollment coming to an end on March 31, 2023, states are expected to see a decline in Medicaid enrollment after three years of growth, a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)...

Enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP Has Grown 28% During the Pandemic

by Victoria Bailey

Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has increased by 20.2 million beneficiaries since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis from the...

Medicaid Expansion Tied to Reduced Postpartum Hospitalizations

by Victoria Bailey

Medicaid expansion was associated with a reduction in postpartum hospitalizations during the first six months after delivery, according to a Health Affairs study. Federal policy requires Medicaid to...

Decreased Uninsurance Rate in 2021 Driven by Public Coverage Gains

by Victoria Bailey

Around 8 million people gained health insurance coverage during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to increased access to public coverage, a Health Affairs study found. Temporary...

Medicaid Expansion Helped Reduce Eviction Rates, Housing Insecurity

by Victoria Bailey

Medicaid expansion was associated with reductions in county-level eviction judgments and eviction rates, but results varied across states, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. In 2020,...

US Uninsurance Dropped to 10.5% in 2021, Greater Equity in Coverage Gains

by Kelsey Waddill

The US non-senior uninsurance rate declined from 11.1 percent in 2019 to 10.5 percent in 2021, with low-income and historically underserved demographics seeing the highest growth in health insurance...

Medicaid Expansion Reduced Medicare Hospitalizations During Dialysis

by Victoria Bailey

Medicaid expansion may help minimize Medicare spending, as it was associated with reduced hospitalizations and hospital days for Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure who initiated dialysis, a...

NC Hospitals Propose to Fund Medicaid Expansion, Reform CON Laws

by Victoria Bailey

The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) has submitted a proposal to lawmakers that aims to overcome the stall in negotiations and pass Medicaid expansion. The proposal was delivered to Senate...

15M Beneficiaries Will Lose Medicaid Coverage When PHE Ends

by Victoria Bailey

Around 15 million beneficiaries will lose Medicaid coverage when the program’s continuous enrollment provision ends with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), according to a report from the...

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