The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

Senators ask GAO to examine Medicaid’s low COVID vaccination rates

Two prominent Democratic senators have requested a Government Accountability Office study of why COVID-19 vaccination rates remain far lower among Medicaid enrollees than the general population and what barriers are impeding state efforts to increase immunizations among program beneficiaries, low-income people who have been disproportionately affected by the virus.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2022

Health worker shortage forces states to scramble

Top Hawaii officials recently received an urgent warning: If they didn’t act, the state would lose the services of hundreds of health care workers who have been essential in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Obamacare has been an economic boon, but some red states still don't get the message

Every anniversary of Obamacare's enactment is an occasion to take stock of the landmark legislation's positive impact on Americans.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

El COVID-19 se está desvaneciendo, pero poner fin a la emergencia sanitaria podría dejarnos vulnerables

A medida que el coronavirus cede su control mortal sobre Estados Unidos y las reglas pandémicas que rigen la vida diaria desaparecen, ¿es hora de declarar el fin de la emergencia nacional de salud pública?

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2022

Stacey Abrams makes a personal case for Medicaid expansion

Stacey Abrams kicked off her first day on the campaign trail in front of a shuttered hospital in rural Cuthbert with a vow to expand Medicaid. She ended it atop a stage in west Atlanta where she sharpened her message before a cheering crowd of hundreds of supporters.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

Muchos beneficiarios de Medicaid perderían su cobertura cuando termine la pandemia

La mayor parte de la nación se alegrará cuando el gobierno de Biden levante la emergencia de salud pública que está en vigor desde marzo de 2020. Pero cuando llegue ese momento –probablemente este verano, a falta de otra oleada– pudiera poner a muchos millones de adultos y niños que…

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2022

COVID-19 is fading. But ending the health emergency could leave us vulnerable

As the coronavirus releases its deadly grip on the United States and pandemic rules governing daily life fall away, is it time to declare the national public health emergency over?

Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2022

‘Culture wars’ session of Florida Legislature is nearly over, but emotions are still raw

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Republican leaders made certain this year’s legislative session would be emotional.

Miami Herald · Mar 12, 2022

Many Medicaid recipients could lose coverage as pandemic ends

Most of the nation will rejoice when the Biden administration lifts the public health emergency that has been in force since March 2020. But when that moment comes — probably this summer, absent another surge — it could put many millions of adults and children currently on Medicaid at risk…

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022