Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
Daniel Chang and Andy Miller As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace. Dybas, 53, also does not qualify for Medicaid in her home state of […]
Now that you’re covered, know how to use your insurance!
Published on February 9, 2024 Get the most out of your Marketplace coverage with answers to some common questions, like how to use your coverage and what’s covered. How do I use my coverage? What’s covered? All Marketplace plans cover: • 10 essential health benefits, including prescription drugs, emergency services, hospitalization, laboratory services, and mental […]
CHIR Welcomes Two New Faculty Members, Stacey Pogue and Kennah Watts
We are delighted to welcome two new faculty members: Stacey Pogue and Kennah Watts. Stacey Pogue, Senior Research Fellow Stacey Pogue is a Senior Research Fellow at CHIR. Her current research is focused on behavioral health care access, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and health care cost containment policies. Prior to joining the Georgetown […]
Midway By ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million
Midway by what would be the greatest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment within the government-run medical insurance program is on observe to return to roughly pre-pandemic ranges. Medicaid, which covers low-income and disabled individuals, and the associated Kids’s Well being Insurance coverage Program grew to a file 94 million enrollees on […]
Midway By ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million
We’re midway via the Medicaid “unwinding,” wherein states are dropping individuals from the federal government medical insurance program for the primary time because the pandemic started. Hundreds of thousands of individuals have been dumped from the rolls since April, typically for procedural points like failing to reply to notices or return paperwork. However on the […]
Is Housing Well being Care? State Medicaid Packages More and more Say ‘Sure’
States are plowing billions of {dollars} right into a high-stakes well being care experiment that’s exploding across the nation: utilizing scarce public medical insurance cash to supply housing for the poorest and sickest People. California goes the most important, pumping $12 billion into an bold Medicaid initiative largely to assist homeless sufferers discover housing, pay […]
State Public Choice Plans Are Making Progress on Lowering Shopper Prices
State Public Choice Plans Are Making Progress on Lowering Shopper Prices By Christine Monahan, Nadia Stovicek, and Justin Giovannelli States throughout the nation stay motivated to undertake reforms that enhance affordability and develop entry to protection for populations that also lack entry to care. Due to their potential to sort out each points on the […]