by Jordana Choucair | May 9, 2022 | Access & Coverage
S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that Tennessee and South Carolina are extending health care coverage to women with low-to-modest incomes for a full year after childbirth. Five other states – Louisiana, Illinois, Michigan,...
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the state’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers for up to a year postpartum. The program expansion is budgeted for an...
by Jordana Choucair | May 2, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Biden administration suspended Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s plan to block residents from shopping for health insurance coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace later this year. Under the Kemp plan, when shoppers went to the website to shop for plans,...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a six-week abortion ban yesterday that allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers or anyone who helps a woman obtain an abortion. The bill provides exceptions will be for medical emergencies. The passage comes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court dismissed cases disputing the Trump administration’s approval of Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and New Hampshire. The justices on Monday agreed the cases are now moot and sent them back to the trial court with instructions to wipe the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 18, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families released a brief regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s insurance coverage. According to the brief, children are the biggest eligibility group in Medicaid, especially in the 12 states that haven’t...
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