The Midterm Elections and Medicaid Expansion
A look at the ballot initiative votes in Idaho, Nebraska, Utah, and Montana, and the implications of the gubernatorial elections in Kansas, Maine and Wisconsin.
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature Review
Findings from 202 studies of the impact of state Medicaid expansions published between January 2014 and February 2018.
- Coverage
- Access, Utilization, Affordability and Health Outcomes
- Economic Outcomes
Status of State Action on Medicaid Expansion
See the latest information regarding states’ decisions about adopting the Medicaid expansion.
A Look at State Data for Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas
- 8,462 individuals had lost coverage to date due to non-compliance as of Oct. 8
- 1,532 (2%) met the work and reporting requirements, and most were already meeting similar SNAP requirements
- 72 percent of enrollees were exempt from the reporting requirement
Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
View states’ approved and pending waivers according to topic:
- Work Requirement Waivers
- Waivers with Eligibility and Enrollment Restrictions
- Waivers with Benefit, Copay, and Healthy Behavior Provisions
- Waivers with Behavioral Health Provisions
Medicaid State Fact Sheets
An updated collection of state Medicaid fact sheets provides snapshots of Medicaid coverage and spending nationally and in each state.
Estimated Impacts of the Proposed Public Charge Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid
- Medicaid/CHIP enrollment likely to decline.
- Over 14M Medicaid and CHIP enrollees live in a household with a noncitizen.
- 94 percent of noncitizens who entered the U.S. without legal permanent resident status have characteristics the government could weigh against them in public charge determinations.
Federal Legislation to Address the Opioid Crisis: Medicaid Provisions in the SUPPORT Act
We look at the key Medicaid provisions in the bipartisan anti-opioids legislation.
Stewart v. Azar: Explaining the Court’s Decision on Kentucky’s Medicaid Waiver
The court blocked Kentucky’s implementation of much of the waiver and sent it back to HHS to reconsider. CMS has re-opened the comment period through August 18, 2018.
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The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
Nationally, 2.2M poor uninsured adults are in the “coverage gap” that results from state decisions not to expand Medicaid.
The Essentials
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- Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
- Public More Likely To Trust Democratic Party To Do A Better Job Dealing With Most Health Care Issues
- KFF Election Tracking Poll: Health Care in the 2018 Midterms
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Montana’s Legislature Could Decide Medicaid Expansion’s Fate 