by Jordana Choucair | Dec 6, 2021 | Access & Coverage
A new study indicates that 23.7 million children lacked adequate and continuous insurance coverage from 2016 to 2019. During the three-year period, the number of underinsured children grew by 2.4 million. Thirty-five percent of families whose children had complex...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 2, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled that it will uphold a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The state’s 2018 law contains abortion restrictions contrary to precedent set in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Chief...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 19, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The CMS approved Virginia’s Medicaid plan amendment, allowing the state to offer 12 months of postpartum Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage. The coverage went into effect Thursday and lasts until June 30, 2029, though the state can apply...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 5, 2021 | Access & Coverage
Texas announced an additional $310 million in funding for the emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November. The move maxes out the allowable amount of benefits for recipients based on family size and will give more than 1.5 million...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 1, 2021 | Access & Coverage
Data from the National Health Interview Survey found that the rate of uninsured Americans in 2020 held steady between 8.6 percent and 9.7 percent, despite pandemic-related job losses and other economic challenges. Approximately 31.6 million people under age 65 were...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Access & Coverage
According to a CBO analysis, the Democrats’ infrastructure bill would expand coverage to about 3.9 million uninsured individuals. However, the CBO also estimates the bill would cause a 1-million-enrollee decrease in unsubsidized on- and off-exchange enrollment and...
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