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Medicaid Program Expands Funding for Home Care, But Its Future Is Uncertain
The program has allowed over 90,000 seniors and people with disabilities to move out of nursing homes.
Data Shows States With Strictest Abortion Bans Have Higher Rate of Child Poverty
Each of the six states with the worst parental mortality rates have passed abortion bans.
Biden Announces Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Able to Be Sold Over the Counter
The new FDA rule will help lower costs by about $3,000 per pair, according to the White House.
Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care
The state's exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled.
South Dakotans Beat Back Republican Effort to Sabotage Medicaid Expansion Vote
Voters rejected a GOP constitutional amendment that would have required a supermajority to approve ballot initiatives.
Infant Formula Crisis Highlights Breastfeeding Barriers in Southern States
Expanding Medicaid to cover lactation services could help fight reproductive injustice in Southern states.
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.
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.
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.
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.