Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas
Forget "repeal and replace," an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act.
Jul 31, 2023
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Hospitals ask Congress to delay ACA Medicaid funding cuts—for the 14th time
It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation's hospitals descending on the Capitol to ask lawmakers to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Study reveals prison releasees more likely to return to medically underserved communities
In a new study, Florida State University researchers find that previously incarcerated individuals are more likely to return to communities unable to meet their health care needs.
Jul 21, 2023
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Most Americans face hassles with their insurance plans, and it's harming care: Poll
A majority of insured Americans have struggled with a wide array of stumbling blocks when trying to get coverage for their health care needs, a new national survey shows.
Jun 15, 2023
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Health insurance coverage rises for LGBT adults yet access lags, reports study
LGBT adults remain significantly more likely than others to report going without health care because of cost despite closing gaps in the coverage itself, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, Harvard University ...
Jun 8, 2023
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As Medicaid purge begins, 'staggering numbers' of Americans lose coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork.
Jun 5, 2023
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Commentary calls for equal access to health care for DACA recipients and all immigrants
Recent uncertainties regarding the legal status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program underscore the urgency for policymakers to reassess long-standing restrictions on government-sponsored health care ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Ranks of U.S. uninsured fell by 18% during COVID pandemic
Public health officials announced Tuesday that a lot fewer Americans were without health insurance after the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.
May 16, 2023
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Biden to expand access to health care for undocumented immigrants brought to U.S. as children
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care.
Apr 14, 2023
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Millions of Americans at risk of losing free preventive care after Texas ruling on ACA
Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law's third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ...
Apr 10, 2023
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