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Ponerlos al tanto de estos riesgos podr铆a disuadirlos de inscribirse en el Medicaid de Emergencia, que ofrece atenci贸n m茅dica de urgencias a inmigrantes que no califican para la cobertura regular de Medicaid.
With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
The Trump administration鈥檚 move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.
Newsom Walks Thin Line on Immigrant Health as He Eyes Presidential Bid
Progressives are assailing Gov. Gavin Newsom for proposing to pull back coverage for some legal residents, such as refugees and asylum-seekers, while conservatives lambaste the California Democrat for using limited state funds on Medicaid coverage for immigrants without legal status.
If You鈥檙e Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
Prenatal care can make a huge difference to the long-term health of both the parent and baby. Every state offers health coverage to lower-income pregnant women who might otherwise go uninsured.
Si est谩s embarazada y no tienes seguro de salud, Medicaid podr铆a ser la soluci贸n
Todos los estados ofrecen cobertura de Medicaid a las mujeres embarazadas que cumplen con ciertos requisitos de ingresos. Pero cambia dependiendo del estado.
It鈥檚 2026 and You鈥檙e Uninsured. Now What?
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
Es 2026 y no tienes seguro m茅dico. 驴Y ahora qu茅?
Los cambios en las pol铆ticas de salud en Washington est谩n teniendo repercusiones en todo el pa铆s y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de ACA. Pero hay opciones.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: The Hazards of ICE for Public Health
The Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown is not just roiling politics but also directly affecting the provision of health care, medical groups say. Meanwhile, in Washington, federal spending bills have been stalled by the fight over immigration enforcement funding after the shooting death of a second person in Minneapolis this month. Maya Goldman of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
Medicaid Tries New Approach With Sickle Cell: Companies Get Paid Only if Costly Gene Therapies Work
The government is using sickle cell treatments to test a new strategy: paying only if the therapies benefit patients. With more expensive treatments on the horizon, the program 鈥 created by the Biden administration and continued under President Trump 鈥 could help Medicaid save money and treat more patients.
Los pagos de Medicaid por el tratamiento de la anemia falciforme depender谩n de su 茅xito
Actualmente hay dos terapias g茅nicas aprobadas por la FDA, con costos de $2,2 millones por paciente en un caso y $3,1 millones en el otro, sin incluir el gasto de la hospitalizaci贸n prolongada que requieren.
Martha Santana-Chin, hija de inmigrantes mexicanos, creci贸 con Medi-Cal, la versi贸n californiana de Medicaid, el programa de atenci贸n m茅dica administrado por el gobierno para personas con bajos ingresos y discapacidades.
GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan
Martha Santana-Chin, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, last year took the helm of L.A. Care, the nation鈥檚 largest publicly operated health plan. She warns that looming federal cuts will push up to 650,000 people off L.A. Care鈥檚 Medicaid rolls by the end of 2028.
States Race To Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services judged the 鈥渜uality鈥 of their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing “Make America Healthy Again” initiatives.
This California Strategy Safeguarded Some Medicaid Social Services Funding From Trump
Programs like Jamboree Housing Corp. have leveraged Medi-Cal funding to offer residents access to social services that experts say are key to keeping them off the streets. California intends to keep it that way, despite federal cuts.
Nuevas alternativas para resolver la crisis del cuidado de salud en casa
El cuidado en el hogar ya es una de las ocupaciones de m谩s r谩pido crecimiento en el pa铆s: el a帽o pasado hab铆a 3,2 millones de asistentes de salud en el hogar y de cuidado personal, frente a 1,4 millones una d茅cada atr谩s.
An estimated 4.8 million people are expected to go without health coverage because Congress did not extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. But even without a health plan, people will need medical care in 2026. Many of them have been thinking through their plan B to maintain their health.
California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan
Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet and exercise instead. California and other states say the drugs are too costly, even as the Trump administration announces plans to lower prices.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: New Year, Same Health Fight
Congress returned from its break facing a familiar question: whether to extend the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans that expired at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke a promise to Bill Cassidy, the chairman of Senate health committee, by overhauling the federal government鈥檚 childhood vaccine schedule to reduce the number of diseases for which vaccines will be recommended. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
Estados limitan la cobertura de una terapia de referencia para el autismo. Y las familias reaccionan
El aumento en el diagn贸stico y la conciencia sobre el autismo ha hecho que m谩s familias busquen tratamiento para sus hijos. Una terapia en especial ha resultado exitosa.
