Medicaid work requirements are back, with House Republicans pushing to make them part of any deal to raise the debt ceiling. Such requirements dovetail with a message of personal responsibility, but wouldn’t accomplish GOP goals of encouraging work or saving a lot of money.
The key reason: most people on Medicaid (63% of nonelderly enrollees not qualifying based on a disability) already work full- or part-time. Most others (all but 7%) aren't working for reasons that likely would exempt them, e.g. caregiving or school. kff.org/report-section…
Jan 5, 2020 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
Before 2020 starts in earnest tomorrow, here are 11 highlights and lowlights in health policy over the 2010s:
#decadeofhealthpolicy
Health became the poster child of the partisan divide. And the partisan division replaced health care’s legendary interest groups as the most powerful force shaping health policy. (1/11)
Jul 1, 2019 • 6 tweets • 8 min read
Our most important asset at KFF is our staff expertise. Today I am announcing two Executive Vice Presidents and nine critical appointments in all. I am especially proud that all are from within KFF.
I am thrilled to appoint @Mollybrodie and @larry_levitt as EVPs. Molly will be EVP & COO and continue to lead our polling program, and Larry will be EVP for Health Policy, overseeing all our policy analysis programs. I could not have a better leadership team or better colleagues.
