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More Than 1.2M Patients Have Been Booted Off Medicaid. Most Are Still Eligible.
An estimated 76 percent of those disenrolled were kicked off for “procedural reasons” like completing paperwork late.
Top Insurance CEOs Took Home $335 Million Last Year, Fueled by Stock Buybacks
Fresh outrage over the pay of insurance industry CEOs comes amid a renewed Medicare for All push in Congress.
DeSantis Rakes in Big Donor Cash as 250,000 Floridians Get Kicked Off Medicaid
Forty-four percent of those who lost coverage were removed for procedural reasons like not returning paperwork on time.
Florida’s Anti-Immigration Crackdown Sets Stage for DeSantis’s Presidential Run
SB 1718 is set to take effect July 1, but has already led to walkouts by immigrant workers.
Thousands Experience Lapses in Care as Medicaid Rules Expire
As South Dakota and North Carolina remove participants from Medicaid, the states also plan to add people to the program.
McCarthy Pushes More Work Requirements for Medicaid and SNAP in Debt Talks
Biden could invoke the 14th Amendment to resolve the crisis over the debt ceiling for now, argues Robert Kuttner.
Montana Passes Mixed Bag of Significant Policy Changes in Controversial Session
Some, like the Medicaid reimbursement hikes, were greeted with cheers. Others, with threats of legal challenges.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Fight for Working People in Debt Ceiling Battle
“We have already too much inequality in America,” said Sanders. “Let's not make it worse.”
Debt Limit Vote Offers a Preview of GOP Attacks If Party Controls Congress
The rush proposal cuts funding for federal agencies and expands work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps.
15 Million People May Lose Health Coverage as Medicaid “Purge” Begins
As Congress lets COVID-era coverage mandates expire, some states are jumping at the opportunity to take away benefits.