Medicaid And The Uninsured

Lack Of Insurance Exposes Blind Spots In Vision Care
By Michelle Andrews
As many as 16 million people in the United States have undiagnosed or uncorrected vision problems that could be fixed with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery.

Hoping To See Your Doctor Via Telemedicine? Here’s A Quick Guide.
By Steven Findlay
All private health plans, Medicare, state Medicaid programs and the VA now cover some e-visits — albeit with restrictions.

4 Takeaways From Trump’s Plan To Rescind CHIP Funding
By Phil Galewitz
President Donald Trump is recommending that Congress approve his plan to take back about $7 billion in funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Plan. Experts are divided about whether it would have any effect.

Federal Officials Say No-Go To Lifetime Limits On Medicaid
By Phil Galewitz
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rejects a plan by Kansas to cap benefits at three years.

Medicaid Minus Stigma: In Indian Country, It’s Part Of The Fabric Of Life
By Phil Galewitz and Heidi de Marco
McKinley County, N.M., has the nation’s highest rate of Medicaid enrollment, and people there say it is vital to battle daunting economic and public health challenges.

Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs
By Sarah Varney
Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.

For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted
By Sarah Varney
The deadly storm turned a health challenge into a full-blown medical crisis for one young man with unconfirmed multiple sclerosis. And still he waits to see a neurologist.

Thousands Mistakenly Enrolled During California’s Medicaid Expansion, Feds Find
By Chad Terhune
California health officials do not dispute most of the findings, saying they have already made improvements in determining eligibility.

States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs — And Future Enrollment
By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman
Medicaid family planning programs reduce unplanned births, but some are caught in disputes over federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

Medicaid Is Rural America’s Financial Midwife
By Shefali Luthra
Medicaid payments allow struggling hospitals to maintain vital costly services such as maternity care.

How Medicaid Became A Go-To Funder For Schools
By Anna Gorman and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Heidi de Marco
Begun as a health care safety net for children and low-income families, Medicaid increasingly underwrites a range of services in America’s public schools.

States Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial — But Exorbitant — Hemophilia Treatment
By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Heidi de Marco
Saving the lives of people with the bleeding disorder can require high doses of expensive blood-clotting factor. Taxpayers foot much of the bill as manufacturers profit enormously.

Refusing To Work For Medicaid May Not Translate To Subsidies For ACA Plan
By Michelle Andrews
In states that are instituting work requirements for Medicaid coverage, refusing to get a job will not likely make you eligible for subsidies to buy a marketplace plan.

Upsurge Of Suburban Poor Discover Health Care’s Nowhere Land
By Elaine Korry
More low-income people now live in suburbs than in cities or rural areas, putting a strain on local health services. Suburbs, which traditionally have had fewer resources or infrastructure, are scrambling to catch up.

No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transportation At Risk In Some States
By JoNel Aleccia and Heidi de Marco
For more than 50 years, the program for the poor and sick has been required to ferry certain clients to and from medical appointments. But a few states have sought — and received — waivers to that rule.