KHN: Medicaid & The Uninsured

Newsom Changes Course On Plan To Pay For Immigrant Health Coverage
By Samantha Young
California’s governor Friday scuttled his plan to siphon public health money from four counties to help provide health coverage for unauthorized immigrants ages 19 through 25.

A Plan To Cover Immigrants Would Divert Public Health Dollars
By Samantha Young
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to provide health coverage to unauthorized immigrants ages 19 to 25 would siphon money that four counties currently use for public health efforts such as battling contagious diseases.

Will Ties To A Catholic Hospital System Tie Doctors’ Hands?
By Jenny Gold
Doctors at the University of California’s flagship San Francisco hospital are sharply divided over a proposal to join forces with a Catholic-run system that restricts care on the basis of religious doctrine — part of a broader public debate as Catholic hospitals expand their reach.

Cancer Is Especially Dangerous For Immigrants In South Texas. Here’s Why.
By Charlotte Huff
When an undocumented immigrant in a Texas border county gets a cancer diagnosis, it can be a death sentence because of a lack of public hospitals.

Hickenlooper Expanded Medicaid, Created State-Run Marketplace To Insure Nearly All Coloradans
By Julianna Rennie, PolitiFact
We wondered how Colorado’s uninsured rate changed during John Hickenlooper’s time in the governor’s mansion and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Suicide Risk Grew After Missouri Medicaid Kids Shifted To Managed Care, Hospitals Say
By Phil Galewitz
Psychiatric treatment for children in Medicaid managed-care plans in Missouri has declined and suicide risks are up, reveals a study sponsored by the state hospital association.

Nursing Home Fines Drop As Trump Administration Heeds Industry Complaints
By Jordan Rau
Inspectors are citing nursing facilities for violating health and safety more often than during the Obama administration. But the average fine is nearly a third lower than it was before President Donald Trump took office.

Shrinking Medicaid Rolls In Missouri And Tennessee Raise Flag On Vetting Process
By Phil Galewitz
State health officials say several factors, including the improved economy, are behind the 7 percent drop last year in Missouri and 9 percent reduction in Tennessee of Medicaid recipients. But advocates for the poor are worried the states’ efforts to weed out residents who are improperly enrolled has led to people mistakenly forced off the rolls.