As new Medicaid and SNAP work requirements roll out, Americans on the verge of retirement might find themselves needing to ...

Long-Term Care Medicaid tends to be the most widely discussed Medicaid path in our area. This is because long-term care Medicaid applies (if all requirements are met) if a person is in a nursing ...

Is expanding Medicaid coverage feasible and beneficial? That is the question many states have been asking themselves since 2014, when the government extended eligibility to low income adults up to 138 ...

“Another month without insurance,” our patient’s mother sighed. She had brought her 18-month old to all his doctor’s appointments in his first year. Then his Medicaid coverage was cut off, and she had ...

Federal changes will limit how far back coverage can reach for new Medicaid patients, raising concerns about medical debt and uncompensated care.

Ten Medicaid systems vendors have agreed to provide low- or no-cost services to states over the next two years. The Trump ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Adults who are newly eligible for Medicaid because of program expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have equal or better physical and mental health and fewer depressive ...

Republicans have said new Medicaid work rules are aimed at unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults.

Medicare and Medicaid are two of America’s largest health insurance programs, but they’re often mistaken for each other. “People don’t know the difference between them and use the terms ...

Objective: To address concerns about payment adequacy in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a 2017 federal policy change increased risk scores and associated capitated payments for community-dwelling ...