Joseph Benitez shares new research that shows Medicaid recipients may benefit beyond increased access to care.
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Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
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Fixing the Obamacare ‘Glitch’ That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.
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When a Medicaid Card Isn’t Enough
Paul Shafer writes about new research on how many doctors listed in Medicaid networks actually treat Medicaid patients.
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Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets
Medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people — is on the rise.
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How Requiring Insurers to Cover Autism Care Can Impact Schools
Jose Manuel Fernandez shares research on the impact on test scores and special education when Michigan required private coverage of autism spectrum disorder therapies.
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A New Era in the Fight Over Medicaid Premiums
The impact of charging people to use Medicaid and how phasing out premiums could threaten one state’s Medicaid expansion.
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How Safety Net Programs Work Together to Improve Health
Joe Benitez shares research about how food, income and health care safety net programs overlap to support low-income families.
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Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Health Care
The head of California’s Obamacare exchange reflects on a decade of running one of the most successful parts of the ACA.
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When Risk Adjustment Falls Short
Hannah Neprash writes about a new study showing the limits of risk adjustment to level the playing field among insurance plans.