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Medicaid

A baby's leg is seen in a neonatal intensive care unit bed
Interview
Reproductive Rights

Mississippians on Medicaid Lose Coverage 60 Days After Birth

Postpartum depression and many birth-related infections often don’t have time to show up before care is cut off.
by
Sarah Smith,
ProPublica
May 16, 2022
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Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in a rural Delta community on April 29, 2021, in Leland, Mississippi.
News
Environment & Health

Vaccinations for Medicaid Patients Are Far Behind Those for Privately Insured

The pandemic has highlighted how inequality continues to fuel disparities in vaccination against preventable disease.
by
Liz Essley Whyte,
The Center for Public Integrity
April 8, 2022
Truthout
Activists march holding portraits of women who died because of the lack of legal right to abortion on International Women's Day, March 8, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.
News
Reproductive Rights

Biden’s Proposed Budget Leaves Out the Hyde Amendment — for Now

The Hyde Amendment denies abortion coverage for people enrolled in Medicaid and has been in spending bills since 1976.
by
Alexandra Martinez,
Prism
April 8, 2022
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Nurses wait for COVID-19 vaccination patients to arrive at the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness in Fontana on March 22, 2022.
News
Environment & Health

Senators Call for Inquiry Into Low Medicaid COVID Vaccination Rates

Low-income people are disproportionately impacted by the virus but have much lower vaccination rates.
by
Phil Galewitz,
Kaiser Health News
March 25, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally at Salina Intermediate School on March 7, 2020, in Dearborn, Michigan.
News
Environment & Health

Sanders Vows to Reintroduce Medicare for All as Biden Extends Privatization Ploy

Biden’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is rebranding a Trump-era Medicare privatization scheme.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 21, 2022
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Women participating in post-partum training
News
Environment & Health

Doulas Push Back Against California’s Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates

It’s time for Medicaid to pay for doulas — and pay them fairly, say birth workers and their advocates.
by
Rachel Bluth,
Kaiser Health News
March 16, 2022
Truthout
Protesters display cardboard cutouts of Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett's faces
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates

The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits than to protect people’s health and safety.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
January 10, 2022
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Politics & Elections

Census Undercounts Mean Less Medicaid Funding for Most Southern States

Seven states will miss out on millions in funding due to undercounts estimated at over 1 percent of their population.
by
Elisha Brown,
Facing South
November 21, 2021
Truthout
A health care worker fills out a COVID-19 vaccination card at a community event in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2021.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Medicaid Enrollees Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than General Population

The disparity reflects the difficulties that the poorest communities face getting health information and care.
by
Phil Galewitz,
Kaiser Health News
August 28, 2021
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It’s time the U.S. had a health care system that operates as a public good, free from the demands of profit-making.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

We Must Fight Privatization of Medicare and Medicaid to Win Single-Payer

It’s time the U.S. had a health care system that operates as a public good, free from the demands of profit-making.
by
Philippa Rizopoulos,
Truthout
August 15, 2021
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