Medicaid

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Health Care April 4, 2023

In Texas, Medicaid Coverage Ends Soon After Childbirth. Will Lawmakers Allow More Time?

This article by Elena Rivera first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Elena Rivera, KERA March 31, 2023 Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017….

Health Care March 29, 2023

Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

This article by Sarah Jane Tribble first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News March 28, 2023 A U.S. lawmaker is taking action…

Health Care February 20, 2023

Rural hospitals gird for unwinding of pandemic Medicaid coverage

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 19, 2023 Donald Lloyd, CEO and president of St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead,…

Health Care February 3, 2023

As Pandemic-Era Medicaid Provisions Lapse, Millions Approach a Coverage Cliff

This article by Phil Galewitz was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News February 2, 2023 States are preparing to remove millions of…

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Georgia January 23, 2023

New Georgia House speaker says state tobacco tax hike is possible, dims hopes for Medicaid expansion

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 20, 2023 This story was updated at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023…

Health Care December 22, 2022

More than 500,000 Georgians could begin to lose health coverage by spring if pandemic-era Medicaid relief ends

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 22, 2022 Hundreds of thousands of Georgians who have had health insurance through…

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor, held her first campaign stop outside the doors of a closed rural hospital back in March, where she renewed her calls for full Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

Health Care August 29, 2022

Kemp, Abrams stake out health care and Medicaid expansion as wedge issue

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 29, 2022 Sharp disagreement over whether to expand Medicaid in Georgia – a state…

Health Care May 17, 2022

Kemp OKs expanded Medicaid coverage for new moms, rejects coverage for HIV

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 17, 2022 Low-income moms will be eligible for a year of Medicaid coverage under…

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