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Trump Administration Clears Way To Force Some Medicaid Enrollees To Work

By Phil Galewitz January 11, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Allowing states to mandate that non-disabled Medicaid enrollees work as a condition for coverage would mark one of the biggest changes to the program since it began more than 50 years ago. A decision on the first of the state requests could come within days.

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States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs — And Future Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman March 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid family planning programs reduce unplanned births, but some are caught in disputes over federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

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Running On Empty: CHIP Funding Could Run Out Jan. 19 For Some States

By Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A fiscal patch that Congress approved last month proves not enough to keep coverage for children afloat, CMS says.

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Estados se quedarían sin dinero para el programa CHIP a partir del 19 de enero

By Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A pesar que el Congreso autorizó fondos para cubrir al programa hasta el 31 de marzo, varios estados comenzarían a quedarse sin dinero este mes.

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Not-So-Happy New Year: Alabama Set To Toss Kids Off Insurance Plan Starting Jan. 1

By Phil Galewitz December 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Funding for the joint federal-state Children’s Health Insurance Program expired Oct. 1, and Congress has not yet agreed to a plan to continue the popular coverage.

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Cities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions

By Phil Galewitz December 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicines are up to 80 percent cheaper north of the border and overseas, so U.S. localities are greasing a pharmaceutical pipeline that the feds warn is illegal and possibly unsafe.

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Pace Of U.S. Health Spending Slows In 2016

By Phil Galewitz December 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dramatic increases in spending that came with the influx of newly insured consumers in 2014 and 2015 appear to be moderating.

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With CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse

By Phil Galewitz December 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The sticking point is not whether to keep the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program running but how best to raise the cash.

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Medicaid Minus Stigma: In Indian Country, It’s Part Of The Fabric Of Life

By Phil Galewitz Photos by Heidi de Marco April 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Hospitals With History Get A Second Life

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman November 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The number of hospitals across the country has plummeted, but many old buildings are being resuscitated as apartments and condos.

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About A Third Of Americans Unaware Of Obamacare Open Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz November 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Nonetheless, federal officials report sign-ups are robust so far this year.

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Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears

By Phil Galewitz November 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The recent announcement by a top administration official that the federal government will entertain requests to implement work requirements for many adult Medicaid enrollees has raised concerns among advocates for the program.

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Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Repeal And Replace Is Dead. What Now?

September 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss what happens now that Republicans have officially failed in their latest effort to overhaul Obamacare. Plus an interview with Bruce Lesley of First Focus about the fate of the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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Estados podrían imponer el requisito de estar trabajando para tener Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz November 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

La titular de los Centros para Servicios del Medicare y Medicaid, Seema Verma, dijo que esto le daría más flexibilidad a los estados para operar sus programas de Medicaid.

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Medicaid Chief Says Feds Are Willing To Approve Work Requirements

By Phil Galewitz November 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tells state officials that she envisions changes that could include work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.

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Trump’s Work-For-Medicaid Rule Puts Work On States’ Shoulders

By Phil Galewitz and Pauline Bartolone January 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

States that opt to change their Medicaid program must figure out how to delineate who is covered by the new mandate, how to enforce the rules and how to handle the people seeking exemptions.

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With CHIP Funds Running Low, Doctors And Parents Scramble To Cover Kids’ Needs

By Phil Galewitz and Emmarie Huetteman January 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are advising patients to be sure to fill medication orders now or are giving away drugs to make sure children have enough if their insurance disappears.

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La administración Trump busca frenar el creciente negocio de la marihuana

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El fiscal general de Estados Unidos, Jeff Sessions, anuló una norma de la era Obama con la cual se desalentó a los fiscales federales a tomar medidas enérgicas contra la venta y el consumo de marihuana.

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Cloud Of Uncertainty Over Legalized Pot As Feds End Obama-Era Accommodation

By Anna Gorman and Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Officials in marijuana-friendly states reacted strongly to new guidance from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions giving federal prosecutors leeway to crack down on cannabis.

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Despite GOP Efforts To Corral Medicaid Spending, States Expand Benefits

By Phil Galewitz October 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

States are adding a variety of services, including expansions of mental health and substance abuse treatments and dental care, according to a 50-state survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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