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News Articles: Medicaid

Seema Verma, chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the changes in the way Medicaid is funded and regulated in Tennessee "could be a national model moving forward."

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  • Health

Trump Officials Approve Tennessee's Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding

The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program.

January 09, 2021
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz
Person testing blood sugar

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  • Health

Georgia Reports Much Less Medicaid Data To The Feds Than It Used To

Nine years ago, Georgia reported ample data to the feds on the health care quality of its Medicaid and PeachCare programs. In fact, a federal report at that time praised Georgia’s “proactive role in designing its data systems to support quality measurement.”

But according to a Georgia Health News analysis, for the past two years, Georgia reported only a fraction of the information the federal Core Set requested.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
Screenshot of healthcare dot gov website

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  • Health Care

Georgians Who Lost Health Coverage During Pandemic Can Enroll In ACA Through Dec. 15

Changes are coming to the way Georgians access health care. But for 2021, anyone without insurance can still find a plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. 

Open enrollment is available through Dec. 15 from healthcare.gov.

December 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Demonstrators pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on July 8, a day the court ruled that employers with religious objections can decline to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the ACA's future is in doubt.

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  • Health

The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.

September 21, 2020
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Nika Cotton recently opened  Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order to start her own business.

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  • Health

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Alex Smith
Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they'll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more Missourians.

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  • Health Care

Will Missouri Be The Next Red State To Expand Medicaid? Voters To Decide

Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • Cara Anthony

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  • Health Care

Medicaid, PeachCare Enrollment Grows As Pandemic Continues

Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare rolls continue to grow amid the economic devastation from COVID-19.

Newly released June enrollment figures show that Medicaid membership grew by 23,000, while PeachCare, the children’s health insurance program in Georgia, saw enrollment rise by nearly 14,000.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Governor Kemp announced the second of two healthcare waiver proposals to increase coverage on Monday.

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  • Health Care

How Governor Kemp's Proposed Medicaid Plans Stand To Impact Georgians

Georgia is currently ranked third among states with most uninsured residents. More than 1.4 million Georgians were without insurance in 2018. Governor...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer

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  • News

OST Full Show: Medicaid Waiver, Allison Moorer, Sesame Workshop, Voter Registration, Janisse Ray

Governor Kemp recently announced his proposals for Medicaid waivers for the state. To help breakdown what the proposals could mean for your pocketbook,...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
 Gov. Brian Kemp plans to seek federal approval for a limited expansion of Medicaid that would require new enrollees to work, volunteer, receive job training or attend school. Kemp unveiled the plan on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Kemp Unveils Medicaid Plan With Work Requirement

Gov. Brian Kemp released a plan Monday to expand Medicaid to the state's poorest able-bodied adults, on the condition that they work, volunteer, receive...

November 04, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press
Healthcare continues to be a top priority for voters. Democratic candidates have debated and will continue to debate their plans for healthcare reform.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Into the Weeds On Health Care Reform

On this edition of Political Rewind, Democratic presidential candidates are dueling over a variety of proposals for improving delivery. We’ve heard...

October 29, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 photo, a worker is seen behind the registration window of the emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta. In two years, federal payments to hospitals treating a large share of the nation's poor will begin to evapor

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Challenges of Rural Healthcare in Georgia

On this Special Edition of Political Rewind, an in-depth look at rural health care in Georgia.

August 06, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Federal Funding For Partial Medicaid Expansion Now In Question

On this edition of Political Rewind, warning signs emerge that Gov. Brian Kemp’s plans for a partial expansion of Medicaid in Georgia may not win full...

July 31, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • News

On Second Thought For Monday, July 22, 2019

Residents in some Georgia neighborhoods are just starting to learn about the high concentrations of airborne toxins they breathe. Delve into an...

July 22, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more

Georgia Plans To Reinstate Medicaid Benefits To 17K After Cuts

After 30,000 poor, elderly and disabled people were cut from Medicaid, the Department of Community Health said it would reinstate benefits to 17,000...

June 24, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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