Elizabeth Hinton October 9, 2015 Person Elizabeth (Libby) Hinton is an associate director with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, where she focuses primarily on studying issues related to Medicaid managed care and on tracking Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. Hinton also oversees KFF’s annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey, which examines trends in Medicaid spending and…
Unwinding the Continuous Enrollment Provision: Perspectives from Current Medicaid Enrollees March 9, 2023 Issue Brief This brief describes 10 key points about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement, highlighting data and analyses that can inform the unwinding process as well as recent legislation and guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help states prepare for the end of the continuous enrollment provision.
An Overview of Medicaid Work Requirements: What Happened Under the Trump and Biden Administrations? May 3, 2022 Issue Brief The Trump Administration aimed to reshape the Medicaid program by newly approving Section 1115 demonstration waivers that imposed work and reporting requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. However, courts struck down many of these approvals and the Supreme Court recently dismissed pending challenges in these cases. Available implementation data suggests that work requirements were confusing to enrollees and result in substantial coverage loss, including among eligible individuals.
The Health Wonk Shop: Probing the Legal Arguments in the Drug Industry’s Challenges to Medicare Drug Price Negotiations September 12, 2023 Event With the Biden administration’s announcement of the first 10 drugs to be negotiated for Medicare as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), an array of legal challenges from the pharmaceutical industry is potentially the biggest obstacle to implementation. In court filings, individual drugmakers and the industry’s main lobbying group…
Thinking Big in Public Health, Inspired by the End of Smallpox September 14, 2023 Event Watch an online conversation led by Céline Gounder, a physician-epidemiologist and the host of “Eradicating Smallpox,” Season 2 of the “Epidemic” podcast. The docuseries explores the parallels between the campaign to end a centuries-old disease and the challenges public health faces today. On Sept. 14, Gounder and her guests came…
Will Insurance Cover Over-the-Counter Contraceptive Pills? A Discussion of Coverage Options and Challenges September 15, 2023 Event The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Opill—the first over-the-counter daily oral contraceptive pill in the United States. Beginning in early 2024, people will be able to purchase Opill without a prescription, expanding options for contraceptive access across the country. While federal policy requires most private health insurance plans…
Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Past Two Years by Race/Ethnicity October 13, 2023 State Indicator
Women Who Report Visiting a Dentist or Dental Clinic within the Past Year by Race/Ethnicity October 13, 2023 State Indicator
Men Who Report Visiting a Dentist or Dental Clinic within the Past Year by Race/Ethnicity October 13, 2023 State Indicator
Adults Age 65+ Who Report Having All of Their Natural Teeth Extracted by Sex October 13, 2023 State Indicator