News
Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Numbers run in contradiction to lower unemployment rates.
News
CMS issues split decision on Arkansas Medicaid waiver
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Nine other states have requests pending with CMS to enact a Medicaid work requirement.
News
Indiana gets Medicaid waiver that could slice enrollment
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
Efforts are closely watched as Indiana’s Medicaid expansion was started by Vice President Pence and CMS Administrator Verma.
News
Trump administration clears way to require work for some Medicaid enrollees
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Adding a work requirement to Medicaid would mark one of the biggest changes since its inception in 1966.
News
Running on empty: CHIP funding could run out Jan. 19 for some states
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
The latest estimates for when federal funding runs out could cause states to freeze enrollment and alert parents that the program could shut down...
News
With CHIP in limbo, here are five takeaways on the congressional impasse
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
CHIP has been left in the fiscal lurch only once before. In 2007, CHIP went several weeks without funding authorization from Congress.
News
Five takeaways from Congress’ failure to extend funding for children’s coverage
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30.
Article
21 Medicare health plans warned to fix provider directory errors
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Susan Jaffe
Federal officials this month warned 21 Medicare Advantage insurers with high rates of errors in their online network directories that they could...
Article
VA Treats Patients’ Impatience With Clinical Pharmacists
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
News
Obamacare marketplace shakeout rocks Arizona, Southeast
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
News
Small businesses snub Obamacare’s SHOP exchange
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
Nationally, about 85,000 people, from 11,000 small businesses, have coverage through the online marketplace known as the Small Business Health...
News
Good news, bad news in the Medicare trustees report
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
News
Tennessee, Kansas also warned: Expand Medicaid or risk hospital funds
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz