Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Rise
Medicaid enrollment in 36 states rose 17.7 percent from February 2020 to March 2021. Leading the way were two Medicaid expansion states, Utah and Nebraska, which saw their Medicaid enrollment increase 37.6 percent and 30.9 percent, respectively. Other states with [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, June 3
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 3. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House Health Policy News Late last week [...]
Medicare Beneficiaries Happier With Their Health Insurance Than Privately Insured
People who are enrolled in Medicare are happier with their health insurance than those with private health insurance, according to a recent JAMA report. Researchers found that the privately insured had a more difficult time finding doctors, were less likely [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, May 27
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 27. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House COVID-19 The White House has [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Tuesday, May 25
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House COVID-19 The White House has [...]
Cost-Sharing Drives Medicaid Disenrollment
Cost-sharing requirements appear to lead people to disenroll from Medicaid programs that impose such requirements, according to a new study. Those disenrolling are likely to be healthier in general than those who choose to remain enrolled in Medicaid despite cost-sharing [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, May 19
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to all members [...]
Safety-Net Hospitals Need More COVID Aid, NASH Tells Congress
The federal government should direct more of its remaining CARES Act Provider Relief Fund money to private safety-net hospitals, the National Association of Safety-Net Hospitals told members of Congress in a message delivered yesterday. While the Provider Relief Fund has [...]
NASH Seeks Changes in Provider Relief Fund Distributions
Concerned that some private safety-net hospitals have not received Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 distributions and that others have not received adequate grants, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has written to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, May 14
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to Health and [...]
