…economic crisis and health-care disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the authors write. They add that the study highlights the role of Medicaid expansion in reducing health disparities. Medicaid is…
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…the U.S. population but accounted for 34 percent of healthcare-related spending in 2010, a report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows. In 2010, healthcare spending amounted…
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…Policies regulating the availability and reimbursement of telemedicine services vary by state. Medicare is governed by federal policy, but states oversee Medicaid guidelines and decisions about Medicaid expansion, and commercial…
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…to their needs is because there is a wide variation in what insurance covers among plans within and between states.” For example, Medicaid plans in Kentucky and Connecticut did not…
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…of Medicaid insurance in order to measure the impact of health insurance on an individual’s health and well-being. Published in 2012 in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, the study examined…
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…levels pre- and post-divorce, and distinguishes between private insurance and public supports (Medicaid). Key study findings include: Among women who are insured prior to divorce, more than 16% became uninsured…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In January 2014 the majority of the new coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect. Medicaid eligibility was expanded and private…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email When the majority of the new coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2014, Medicaid eligibility was expanded and private insurers…
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…Latinas, experienced no significant declines. Among low-income women in states that expanded Medicaid, the proportion uninsured declined from 38 percent to 15 percent, largely due to an increase in Medicaid…
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…micropolitan, small town and rural areas. Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections After Cervical Cancer Screening Guideline and Medicaid Policy Changes: A Population-Based Analysis Parekh, Natasha; et al. Medical Care, July…
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