Leaving Jail Doesn’t Have To Mean Losing Health Care
California is among 25 states to open Medicaid to childless adults, including thousands of ex-offenders. Covering this group is expected to save money and perhaps reduce recidivism.
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California is among 25 states to open Medicaid to childless adults, including thousands of ex-offenders. Covering this group is expected to save money and perhaps reduce recidivism.
There are now three times more people with serious mental illness incarcerated in the United States than in hospitals, and the types of behavioral and mental health problems among inmates are becoming more severe.
The number of state workers needed to expand the federal-state health care program for poorer Americans is far higher than most states have needed -- typically in the dozens, not hundreds.
The allegations have spurred members of Missouri's congressional delegation to call for investigations of the taxpayer-funded center that processes paper applications for the new health care law.
AmeriMark Direct, based in Cleveland, is seeing a jump in insurance costs and is debating whether to drop coverage for its 700 workers.
A survey conducted in Seattle found that half the time, primary-care providers listed as accepting new patients on Medicaid managed-care organization websites, in fact were not accepting new patients.
The volatility in insurance rates irks a small business owner in Northeast Ohio, despite the introduction of the ACA.
In Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross' success in enrolling 283,000 new members has presented several challenges.
KHN's consumer columnist examines the pros and cons of this trend, which could give employees more responsibility for their health coverage.
Some say early concerns were exaggerated, though late enrollment and Medicaid problems also have cut demand.
All insurers that sell health-related policies would be required to pay the assessment, even those whose products aren't sold on the exchange.
Millions of baby boomers have hepatitis-C, and as they age into Medicare, the problem is how to pay for a $100,000+ treatment.
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