Medicaid expansion can alter the characteristics of states’ Medicaid populations, which is a factor that policymakers need to consider when formulating standards for quality of care and patient...
If the 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid eligibility adopted Medicaid expansion and the US achieved total Medicaid expansion, they could provide access to healthcare coverage for 3.7...
Medicaid expansion was associated with a significant increase in health insurance coverage for low-income individuals with recent criminal legal involvement, according to a study published in JAMA...
The Affordable Care Act may have led to reduced the uninsurance rate among Black Americans since it went into effect, according to a report from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and...
In states that have not adopted Medicaid expansion, individuals with HIV have limited access to care, but pending legislation and potential future expansions could change those circumstances, a Kaiser...
An explosion in enrollment on the Affordable Care Act marketplace coincided with higher payer Affordable Care Act marketplace participation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF)...
Medicaid expansion may have an impact on transportation for healthcare access among underserved groups, according to an article published in Health Affairs.
“As expected, nonmetropolitan areas...
Prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance for incarcerated individuals who have substance use disorders can help improve outpatient utilization after release, a study published in JAMA Open Network...
States that implemented Medicaid expansion saw reductions in all-cause mortality rates compared to nonexpansion states, a study from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California...
If the continuous enrollment policy from the coronavirus pandemic becomes a thing of the past, policymakers will need to find new mechanisms to control the Medicaid enrollment churn rate, a Kaiser...
Mississippi could achieve lower state Medicaid spending over the course of five years by expanding its Medicaid program with the American Rescue Plan boost to federal matching, a Manatt Health white...
Medicaid expansion did not impact overall administrative spending, but states with large expansions saw slight reductions in spending while smaller expansions led to minor increases, according to a...
The federal government could temporarily close the Medicaid coverage gap with the Build Back Better Act, but permanent coverage may ultimately depend upon state legislation around Medicaid expansion,...
The individual health insurance marketplace saw changes in enrollment and in enrollees’ healthcare spending risk as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a Health Affairs study...
CMS announced that Virginia is expanding its postpartum Medicaid coverage.
“It is a privilege to partner with the Commonwealth of Virginia to expand access to life-saving postpartum coverage and...
Michigan’s Medicaid expansion effort successfully increased access to a regular care site and improved health statuses for many minorities, but did not impact poor mental health days, a study...
Policymakers may be able to improve maternal health and healthcare coverage around the time of pregnancy through Medicaid expansion, according to a recent Health Affairs report.
The researchers used...
Following Missouri’s approval for Medicaid expansion, more than 275,000 individuals are eligible for healthcare coverage, CMS reported.
Missouri will receive around $968 million from the...
The Affordable Care Act’s protections for former foster children has increased access to coverage for foster youths, a particularly vulnerable population, according to a study published by Health...
The Biden Administration and CMS have released guidelines that detail federal funding information relating to Medicaid expansion and COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration for Medicaid and...