by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oregon will become the first state to make access to affordable health care a constitutional right after voters passed Ballot Measure 111. However, the measure’s impact is unclear because it does not outline how the state should ensure that everyone has coverage or...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A county judge in Georgia has blocked the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, saying the law was unconstitutional when the state legislature approved it in 2019. The ruling will allow the immediate legal resumption in the state of abortions...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released two new briefs outlining the latest data and key trends for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D marketplace for 2023. According to the first brief, the typical beneficiary has a choice of 43 MA – an increase of five...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 9, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Voters in three states moved to protect abortion rights on Tuesday in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Voters in Michigan voted to amend the state constitution to establish an “individual right to reproductive freedom, including...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 9, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Voters in South Dakota Tuesday approved a ballot measure to extend Medicaid benefits to more than 40,000 low-income adults. The measure – known in South Dakota as “Constitutional Amendment D” – would extend Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act so that...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Several influential Republicans have signaled a new willingness to reduce federal spending on Social Security and Medicare. They say that changes are needed to narrow government spending on the programs, which are set to consume a growing share of the federal budget...
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