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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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Medicaid
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Medicaid advocates say critics use loaded terms to gain edge in congressional debate
In Washington's debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground.
Mar 10, 2025
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Years later, Centene settlements with states still unfinished
More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi related to prescription drug billing.
Mar 6, 2025
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Higher quality maternity care associated with Indian Health Service access
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in Health Affairs, examined how well the health care system functioned for pregnant Native American and Alaska Native women.
Mar 4, 2025
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Despite high employment rates, Black immigrants in the United States are more likely to be uninsured
Black immigrant adults in the United States are more likely to be uninsured than their U.S.-born and non-Black immigrant counterparts, despite having the highest employment rates among the groups studied, according to new ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Nurse practitioners key to increasing health care access in less advantaged areas, study shows
Primary care practices that employ nurse practitioners (NPs) are more likely to serve socioeconomically disadvantaged communities than practices with no NPs on staff, Columbia University School of Nursing researchers report ...
Feb 28, 2025
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GOP takes aim at Medicaid, putting enrollees and providers at risk
Medicaid is under threat—again.
Feb 26, 2025
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Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's return to the White House and a GOP-controlled Congress set on reducing spending on the public health ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Health care company payouts favor shareholders, new research shows
It's widely recognized that health care is a growing expense for many Americans. However, what health care companies do with their profits—some made through government programs such as Medicare—remains murky.
Feb 10, 2025
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Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat
At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching television.
Feb 10, 2025
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