Medicaid Archives

03.01.2022 birth control

A Problem to be Treated

Birth control barriers still prevent access for many, despite expanded coverage.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

06.23.2021 Chart showing spending with key dates

Money Trails

High spending on lobbying and campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical and health product industry correlated with major health bills at the federal level.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

02.25.2021 a person opening a white envelope

Signed Up with No Say

In a good-faith effort to help more residents enroll and to coordinate their care between Medicare and Medicaid, Cal MediConnect automatically enrolled dual-eligible residents from 7 counties—without their consent.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

10.23.2020 a pie chart with numbers and text

TV Time

In a particularly low blow, Trump appointees eliminated federal TV advertising for the Marketplace for the 2018 open enrollment period.

Fellow Gray Babbs

09.08.2020 a graph showing the amount of delivery in the year

Counting Contraception

Creating systems that encourage providers to offer IUDs and implants is a critical step to contraception access.

Fellow Gray Babbs

07.13.2020 a map of the state of new jersey

New Housing in New Jersey

Greater investments in Medicaid-supported housing could lead to large reductions of spending on expensive and avoidable hospital services.

Fellow Pat Williams

02.03.2020 a collage of a man's face

Working for Work Requirements

Decentralized political power shapes the Trump Administration’s push to implement work requirements for some Medicaid recipients.

Guest Authors Patrick O’Mahen, Laura A. Petersen

12.19.2019 a graph of the states of health care

ACA Enrollment Update

For now, the ACA survives. In many places, it has stabilized, allowing the millions of Americans who obtain insurance to become healthier.

Fellow Julia Garcia

11.22.2019 a man in a suit and tie

Bob Moffit

Julia Garcia profiles Bob Moffit of the Heritage Foundation to share his reflections on the Affordable Care Act and where we can find consensus.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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