Medicaid
A Decade Marked By Outrage Over Drug Prices
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans has trouble affording prescription drugs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Over the past decade, high prices of several medicines have become flashpoints.
1 Year After Losing Its Hospital, A Rural Town Is Determined To Survive
Anger and fear have turned to pragmatic hope in the year since the people of Fort Scott, Kan., lost their hospital to corporate downsizing. A community health center remains. So far, so good.
Reversing Course, Idaho Campus Lets Students Use Medicaid As Health Coverage
Idaho just expanded access to Medicaid, helping tens of thousands get coverage. But a university there refused to accept Medicaid, forcing students to pay for plans. On Tuesday it changed that policy.
They Bring Medical Care To The Homeless And Build Relationships To Save Lives
"Street medicine" programs, like one in Atlanta, seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. The public health outreach improves patients' health and is cost-effective, hospitals find.
America's 'Shame': Medicaid Funding Slashed In U.S. Territories
Five U.S. territories say if Congress doesn't quickly allocate more funding for their Medicaid programs, they will be forced to make brutal triage decisions that will likely cost American lives.
Why Even Universal Health Coverage Isn't Enough
As U.S. presidential candidates prep for their next debate, a doctor-to-be asks them, and us all, to remember that even universal access to health care won't fix other disparities that hurt health.
Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid's Work Requirements
Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?
Return To Sender? Just One Missed Letter Can Be Enough To End Medicaid Benefits
Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling with huge piles of returned mail linked to public aid programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. But is dropping people from such assistance the answer?
Enrollment Begins For Medicaid Managed Care
While Medicaid expansion is still being debated in North Carolina, thousands of residents will be impacted by changes to the government-run program that were implemented this week.