By Kelsey Waddill July 13, 2023 — Medicaid recipients with advanced-stage cancer may have greater access to palliative care in states that have adopted Medicaid expansion, according to a study published in Health Affairs. The researchers leveraged the National Cancer Database to perform this assessment. The individuals in the sample ranged in age from 18 … Read more
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is cracking down on what the White House calls junk health insurance plans, which is less robust, short-term coverage that the Trump administration has expanded as a cheaper alternative to Obamacare plans. Insurance rules set out in the Affordable Care Act, for example, require plans to cover pre-existing conditions. That’s not … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia is offering a new deal to some uninsured adults starting Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates denounce the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full-blown state Medicaid program, as unnecessarily restrictive and expensive. The program is likely to be followed as … Read more