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Lack of supervision at psychiatric facility led to violent assaults and a patient’s escape to a pond: report
Health

Lack of supervision at psychiatric facility led to violent assaults and a patient’s escape to a pond: report

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May 3, 2024
Mississippi
Health

One of the poorest and unhealthiest states in America just spiked a Medicaid opposition amid widespread Republican opposition

By Emily Wagster Pettus and The Associated Press
May 3, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Health

There’s a huge Medicaid problem in California: Most doctors just won’t see those patients

By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
March 21, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom
Politics

California now covers more Medicaid patients than ever—but doctors struggle to treat them because the state pay rates haven’t kept up

By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
March 21, 2024
Massachusetts
Health

57-year-old woman shocked by $177,000 bill from Mass. Medicaid office for her father’s cancer bill—and threat to go after his home

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
March 18, 2024
Informational brochures on Medicaid expansion during an event held by New Hanover County Department of Health and Human Services at a library in Wilmington, N.C., on Dec.16, 2023. North Carolina's expansion of Medicaid began on December 1st, and its estimated that more than 600,000 people statewide are now eligible for healthcare coverage that they otherwise could not afford.
Health

Halfway through ‘unwinding,’ Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million

By Phil Galewitz and KFF Health News
February 7, 2024
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon at The Classic Center on Aug. 8, 2023, in Athens, Ga. Some Republican legislative leaders say they want to examine broader health care coverage through Georgia's Medicaid program in 2024, while Kemp has supported a narrower expansion. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Health

Georgia sees a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage—but there’s a good chance of a fizzle

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
January 4, 2024
Medicaid
Health

Medicaid fraud scandal sees Delaware’s largest hospital system pay $47 million settlement

By Randall Chase and The Associated Press
December 25, 2023
Children's Defense Fund program director Graciela Camarena poses for a photo
Health

31-year-old mom made 17 calls during pregnancy to get back onto Medicaid. She was reinstated in preterm labor on her hospital bed

By Amanda Seitz and Kenya Hunter
November 14, 2023
Georgia’s Medicaid program—the only one in the U.S. with a work requirement—has only enrolled 1,343 residents in 3 months
Health

Georgia’s Medicaid program—the only one in the U.S. with a work requirement—has only enrolled 1,343 residents in 3 months

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October 23, 2023
Sitting on a chair in the living room, the new mom watches as her baby boy breastfeeds.
Commentary

A policy that supports America’s breastfeeding moms came into effect 11 years ago. It’s still not applied

By
August 30, 2023
America turned to hospital-at-home programs during the pandemic–but their stunning success calls for a permanent fix
Commentary

America turned to hospital-at-home programs during the pandemic–but their stunning success calls for a permanent fix

By
August 11, 2023
Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden
Politics

Biden’s White House furious as red states kick over 1 million people off Medicaid on paperwork technicalities. Florida’s in the lead.

By David A. Lieb, Andrew DeMillo and The Associated Press
June 19, 2023
Steve Scalise
Politics

House Republicans want to strip health insurance from half a million of the poorest Americans with their work requirement proposal

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
April 30, 2023
Alicia Celaya
Politics

After a 3-year break, 84 million Americans on Medicaid are suddenly at risk of getting kicked off their insurance

By Amanda Seitz, Anita Snow and The Associated Press
April 28, 2023

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