Study suggests cheap health insurance can delay cancer diagnosis, increase risk of death
Considering a short-term health insurance plan as a cheap alternative to more costly comprehensive coverage?
Mar 21, 2025
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Medicaid
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How are Hispanic patients using Medicaid? Here are five issues that you should know
Spending cuts, immigration and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of the most common are those surrounding ...
Mar 19, 2025
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A brief history of Medicaid and America's long struggle to establish a health care safety net
The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration's campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of 18 to get consent from or notify ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Immigrant families scramble as state health insurance for some noncitizens faces the axe
Despite being born with malformed limbs and later giving birth to four children, Francisca avoided going to the doctor as much as possible for about two decades.
Mar 17, 2025
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The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest
Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creating a dilemma for Republicans looking to make deep cuts to the health care program.
Mar 17, 2025
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Poll reveals only 17% think Medicaid funding should be cut
Only 17 percent of adults say they want to see Medicaid funding decreased, while 42 percent think funding should increase and 40 percent think it should be kept about the same, according to results of the February 2025 KFF ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Study: Medicaid expansion does not lead to increase in non-prescribed drug use
A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse among people who use drugs.
Mar 11, 2025
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HHS employees offered as much as $25K to leave jobs
In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees.
Mar 11, 2025
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LGBTQ+-affirming care lacking in U.S. primary care clinics
There's a woeful lack of training for LGBTQ+-affirming care among primary care practices in the United States, a new study suggests.
Mar 11, 2025
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