Medicaid Archives

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ACA: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Individuals living in areas with large numbers of Republican voters tend to experience a less affordable ACA due to uptake behavior of those around them.

Guest Author Samuel Trachtman

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A Healthy House from Medicaid?

The link between housing stability and Medicaid suggests that costs for health and housing may be in direct competition for families already on the brink.

Guest Authors Heidi Allen, Erica Eliason

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Medicaid Meals

States with medicaid expansion show a drop in food insecurity among low-income populations as compared to non-expansion states.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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The Remaining Uninsured Americans

Disparities in health insurance coverage persist. Hispanic and Black adults are still more likely to be uninsured compared to their White counterparts.

Fellow Greg Kantor

02.28.2019 Paper cutouts of an umbrella and a person over the word Medicaid

Health Equity
Policy

Medicaid Work Requirements Increase Coverage Gaps

Arkansas disenrolled more than 18,000 adults from Medicaid who had not proved they were working. Most will likely experience either a temporary or extended period of time without insurance.

Guest Author Sara R. Collins

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Medicaid Expansion Reduces Financial Worry

Obtaining health insurance through ACA Medicaid expansion helped to reduce people's worries about rent or mortgage payments and buying nutritious meals.

Guest Author Shiho Kino

11.12.2018 a close up of a pink flower

Medicaid’s Remarkable Endurance

Over more than five decades, Medicaid has become the nation’s largest public health program and one of its most indispensable. Its sheer size and budgetary demands represent an ongoing challenge, even as its revenue helps fuel state economies.

Guest Author Sara Rosenbaum

10.19.2018 a screenshot of a survey

A Rural Paradox: The Affordable Care Act or Medicaid?

Why do so many rural Americans who support Medicaid also support repealing the ACA?

Fellow Erin Polka

07.24.2018 Medicaid for Idaho van on a high bridge spanning a river

Medicaid for Idaho?

A group of activists has collected signatures to put Medicaid expansion on the Idaho ballot this November. Idaho is a deeply red state, but they hope expansion will pass on a popular vote.

Guest Author Paula S. Atkeson

Editor David K. Jones

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