Medicaid News

The expansion of Medicaid benefits has been linked to “lower cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged adults” in states that expanded such health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, new research indicates.

Witnesses from a handful of U.S. territories urged Congress to avert a Medicaid “cliff” that has the potential to jeopardize medical care for U.S. citizens in already hurting island territories, during a subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources last week.

There is no debate over the fact that children are losing Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.

The Medicaid program has experienced significant changes since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was passed. Five trends are likely to affect how the program will change over the next five to ten years.

Disruptions in health coverage are associated with adverse health consequences. This is especially true for women in their childbearing years, when a pregnancy means having health coverage is even more important.

On May 28, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing a rule to update and modernize the PACE program.

The results are in. A 2019 PEGA survey asked 2,000 U.S. consumers how they felt about recent trends in healthcare, and the response was overwhelming — they want a personal touch, and they want it digital.

One of the great successes of the Affordable Care Act has been the expansion of Medicaid. In large part due to this expansion, the number of individuals in the United States with health care coverage has increased by about 25 to 30 million since 2011; following midterm elections, it is likely that additional Medicaid expansion will occur.

While population health management continues to gain momentum as a model for cutting healthcare costs and delivering better care, progress towards adoption of risk-based financial models has stalled, according to the fourth annual Numerof Survey Report.

Livongo, the leading Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced the study findings published in the latest edition of the Journal of Medical Economics.

In a HealthLeaders interview with chief strategic innovation officer Rich Roth, he shares how to innovate ‘within and outside of healthcare in a way that challenges the status quo.’

Text messaging in 22 languages helps thousands of Medi-Cal families in Southern California receive improved access to health services.

A few years ago, after multiple attempts to convince a patient to keep his clinic appointments, I decided to meet him at a cafe of his choosing.

Medicaid is the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low income.

In January 2018, federal officials released guidance on instituting Medicaid work requirements — an unprecedented move for the low-income health program.

Health plans that contract with state Medicaid programs are moving to address social determinants of health by paying for affordable housing, food vouchers to purchase fresh vegetables and education screenings at the doctor’s office.

This year venture capitalists and health systems will invest more than $7 billion in digital health solutions including wearables and biosensors like Fitbits, precision medicine and genomics, mobile diagnostics, and clinical decision support via telemedicine.

While not typically an election issue, Medicaid — particularly the Medicaid expansion created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — was an important issue in the 2018 midterm elections in a number of campaigns throughout the country.

A stronger economy was a primary factor driving lower Medicaid enrollment growth and relatively steady spending growth as states finished state fiscal year (FY) 2018 and adopted budgets for FY 2019.