The latest edition of the “Covering Health Issues: A Sourcebook for Journalists,” is now available online, in Spanish. The Sourcebook has the latest information and data on pressing health care topics such as insurance marketplaces, Medicaid expansions, delivery system reforms, mental health and health care costs. It also includes the names and contact details for top […]
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What do Immigrant Families Need to Know About the Marketplace?
When the Affordable Care Act takes effect January 1, many – but not all – immigrant groups will have expanded access to insurance coverage. A new fact sheet from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) details what immigrant families, and their healthcare providers, need to know to enroll in new coverage. More than […]
The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
The expansion of Medicaid eligibility to nearly all low-income adults is a core component of the coverage provisions in the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA Medicaid expansion provides a link between new private coverage options available through either Health Insurance Marketplaces or employers and the existing Medicaid program, which previously had many gaps […]
Medicaid in a Historic Time of Transformation: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014
Enrollment and eligibility in Medicaid will increase for most states in 2014, including the 25 states that have not elected to expand their programs, according to a new report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The report details the impending growth of all state Medicaid programs, as well as new care coordination […]
Health Coverage and Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives
American Indians and Alaska Natives face persistent disparities in health and health care, including high uninsured rates, significant barriers to obtaining care, and poor health status. Treaties and laws establish the federal government’s responsibility to provide certain rights, protections, and services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including health care. The Indian Health Service (IHS) […]
The Affordable Care Act’s New Tools and Resources to Improve Health and Care for Low-Income Families Across the Country
The Commonwealth Fund’s recently released Scorecard on State Health System Performance for Low-Income Populations finds that people who live in households with below-average incomes are disproportionately at risk for experiencing the shortcomings of the U.S. health care system. With the Affordable Care Act, however, state and local leaders now have significant new resources and tools […]