Washington state to launch public option by Paige Minemyer Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Washington is set to become the first state to launch a public option—but don’t expect the floodgates to open and states to follow just yet.
CDC: 9.4% of Americans uninsured in 2018 by Jacqueline Renfrow Friday, May 10, 2019 About 9.4% of the U.S. population was uninsured in 2018, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 18.2 million fewer than in 2010.
Report: Child enrollment in public coverage down by 860K in 2018 by Paige Minemyer Friday, April 26, 2019 Medicaid and CHIP enrollment has declined since 2017, but experts and the Trump administration are split on why that is.
ED visits, hospitalizations of uninsured down post-ACA: study by Jacqueline Renfrow Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Following the rollout of the ACA, emergency department visits and hospitalizations by uninsured patients have decreased, a new study shows.
CBO: More than 1M have lost health coverage since 2016 by Paige Minemyer Monday, April 22, 2019 More than 1 million people have lost health coverage since 2016, according to the latest data from the Congressional Budget Office.
4.4M would gain coverage if Medicaid were expanded nationwide by Paige Minemyer Tuesday, April 16, 2019 An additional 4.4 million people would gain insurance coverage if the ACA’s Medicaid expansion were implemented nationwide, according to a new report.
Ohio, Montana attorneys general urge appeals court to uphold ACA by Paige Minemyer Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Healthcare organizations—and two Republican attorneys general—are calling on the courts to protect the Affordable Care Act.
Medicaid, uninsured more likely for emergency discharge by Jacqueline Renfrow Wednesday, April 3, 2019 A study found uninsured patients and Medicaid patients were more likely to be discharged from a hospital than privately insured patients are.
Hospital bills up under Colorado's Medicaid expansion—roundup by Jacqueline Renfrow Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Under Medicaid expansion in Colorado, the rate of uninsured people has gone down but the cost of hospital bills has gone up, plus more payer news.
DOJ injects further uncertainty into ACA markets by Paige Minemyer Tuesday, March 26, 2019 The Affordable Care Act is having a pretty turbulent ninth birthday as the Trump administration and House Democrats duel over its future.
