Medicaid Archives

02.18.2025

Public Insurance Improves Young Adult Well-Being

Medicaid expansion is improving health coverage, access to care, and financial well-being for low-income young adults.

Guest Author Christal Hamilton

02.05.2025 A close-up image of a packet of birth control pills

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Policy vs. Practice: Hurdles in Expanding Birth Control Access

In states where Medicaid covers 12-month supplies of birth control pills, most contraceptive users only receive a 1-3-month supply at a time.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

01.15.2025 Jamila Michener headshot edited

'Building Power from the Ground Up'

Jamila Michener, associate professor at Cornell University, discusses her work at the intersection of health policy, political engagement, and community empowerment.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

01.14.2025 Young pregnant woman looking out the window

Falling Through the Cracks: Pregnancy Coverage for Undocumented Mothers

Only 18 states offer comprehensive pregnancy care for undocumented mothers in the United States.

Fellow Dani Weissert

10.09.2024 Joan Alker headshot

Joan Alker

Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, discusses her work and the role of Medicaid in the 2024 election.

Fellow Abby Varker

10.08.2024 glasses in front of a stack of papers with a red and blue gradient filter. health coverage concept

Public Health on the Ballot: Health Coverage

A look at where the presidential candidates stand on issues surrounding health care coverage, past and present.

Fellow Abby Varker

08.28.2024 Young woman doing blood sugar test at home

Disease
Chronic Disease

Cost vs Care: Florida's Insulin Crisis

Rising insulin costs are forcing people to make difficult decisions about their care, especially in states that did not expand Medicaid.

Guest Authors Natalie Axelrod, Michael Gemmell, Jessica Shapiro Gemmell, Amanda Green, Lindsey Morrow, Olivia Perdigon

06.18.2024 Rural hospital facility with a 'Closed' sign out front

Health Equity

The Toll of Rural Hospital Closures

From economic decline and unemployment to worsening health outcomes, rural hospital closures harm the health of the surrounding community.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.14.2024

The Weight of Women’s Health Insurance

Insurance status is deeply connected to birth weight, with uninsured pregnant women more likely to have a low-birth-weight birth.

Fellow Heather Sherr

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