Lots going on with #Medicaid expansion! Senators Warnock, Baldwin & Ossof introduced a bill to address the coverage gap and increase the incentives included in the #ARPA to encourage non-expansion states to adopt the expansion. warnock.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
We are continuing to follow developments in MO - today, the MO Supreme Court heard an appeal of the circuit court decision on #Medicaid expansion kff.org/policy-watch/s…
In the 12 states that have not adopted the ACA #Medicaid expansion there are 2.2 million uninsured people with incomes under poverty who fall in the “coverage gap” and do not qualify for either Medicaid or premium subsidies in the ACA marketplace. kff.org/medicaid/issue…
The ARPA encourages non-expansion states to take up the #Medicaid expansion by providing an additional temporary fiscal incentive for states to newly implement the ACA Medicaid expansion. kff.org/medicaid/issue…
Our state fact sheets show who would be newly eligible for #Medicaid coverage if states adopted the expansion. kff.org/medicaid/fact-…
A review of over 600 studies about #Medicaid expansion shows that expansion is linked to gains in coverage; improvements in access, financial security, and some measures of health status/outcomes; and economic benefits for states and providers kff.org/medicaid/repor…
Just released: see our new brief about how Medicare-for-all proposals could affect Medicaid. kff.org/medicaid/issue…
Medicare-for-all proposals would generally eliminate current variation in eligibility, enrollment and renewal processes, benefits, and payment and delivery systems that are part of the current structure of Medicaid where states have considerable flexibility to design programs.
Proposals would extend coverage for certain Medicaid services important to vulnerable populations (such as comprehensive benefits for children and non-emergency medical transportation) to other populations.