Only 15 percent of adults who became unemployed in North Carolina during the pandemic gained Medicaid coverage, though the rate
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Biden Quietly Transforms Medicaid Safety Net
The Biden administration is quietly engineering a series of expansions to Medicaid that may bolster protections for millions of low-income
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Medicaid expansion has provided a financial boost to hospitals, study reveals
A new study published in Medical Care Research and Review found that the Affordable Care Act, which expanded Medicaid programs
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Democrats eye Medicare negotiations to lower drug prices
Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major
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Healthcare Stakeholders Agree on Universal Coverage Plan
In an unprecedented pact among healthcare stakeholders, associations representing physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, and employers have agreed to pursue universal
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Food allergy may be underdiagnosed in children on Medicaid
Prevalence of food allergy among Medicaid-enrolled children across the U.S. was substantially lower (0.6 percent), compared to previous national estimates
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Economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid
A new analysis of a randomized health insurance program in Oregon sheds light on the value the program has for
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States discover news ways to finance Medicaid expansion
This is a Kaiser Health News story. Last year, nearly 60 percent of Maine residents voted to expand the state’s
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Medicaid benefits for addiction treatment expanded after ACA
(HealthDay)—The Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have prompted state Medicaid programs to expand addiction treatment benefits in alternative benefit plans,
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Buprenorphine/Naloxone Rx Fills Up With Medicaid Expansion
TUESDAY, Aug. 28, 2018 — There was an increase in buprenorphine with naloxone fills in expansion versus nonexpansion counties after
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