Medicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Daunting Health Needs Still Slip Through The Cracks
Nearly all children in the foster care system are covered by Medicaid. Yet, foster parents still struggle to meet the extraordinary health needs of their children. To solve this, some states are experimenting with a coordinated approach to care 鈥 with mixed results.
Medicaid Minus Stigma: In Indian Country, It鈥檚 Part Of The Fabric Of Life
McKinley County, N.M., has the nation鈥檚 highest rate of Medicaid enrollment, and people there say it is vital to battle daunting economic and public health challenges.
States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs 鈥 And Future Enrollment
Medicaid family planning programs reduce unplanned births, but some are caught in disputes over federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
Medicaid Is Rural America鈥檚 Financial Midwife
Medicaid payments allow struggling hospitals to maintain vital costly services such as maternity care.
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How Medicaid Became A Go-To Funder For Schools
Begun as a health care safety net for children and low-income families, Medicaid increasingly underwrites a range of services in America鈥檚 public schools.
States Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial 鈥 But Exorbitant 鈥 Hemophilia Treatment
Saving the lives of people with the bleeding disorder can require high doses of expensive blood-clotting factor. Taxpayers foot much of the bill as manufacturers profit enormously.
Work-For-Medicaid Lifts Off In Indiana, But Even Fans Fret About Red Tape
Requiring some Medicaid recipients to work or perform community service for their benefits has stirred controversy. KHN’s Sarah Varney explores what the policy could mean for 30,000 low-income Hoosiers.
No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transportation At Risk In Some States
For more than 50 years, the program for the poor and sick has been required to ferry certain clients to and from medical appointments. But a few states have sought 鈥 and received 鈥 waivers to that rule.
Maine Voters Chose Medicaid Expansion. Why Is Their Governor Resisting?
Even though voters in Maine decided to expand Medicaid through a ballot measure, the law’s fate is still unclear. Gov. Paul LePage says the Legislature must find funds for it without raising taxes. Advocates say the law is on their side and expansion must be implemented.
Medicaid Chief Says Feds Are Willing To Approve Work Requirements
Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tells state officials that she envisions changes that could include work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.
10 Ways Medicaid Affects Us All
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a program for the poor. Today, it helps聽74 million people 鈥斅爉ore than 1 of every 5 people in the U.S. You or someone you know likely benefits.
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Medicaid Covers All That? It鈥檚 The Backstop Of America’s Ailing Health System
Those relying on the federal government鈥檚 safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier 鈥 maybe even you.
