#Medicaid

A letter from 124 patient groups urges the White House to make drugs more affordable—and spells out how it can do so.

Biden extends the health insurance enrollment period, while his COVID-19 stimulus plan makes massive changes to the Affordable Care Act.

Democrats propose expanding federal subsidies to help people buy private health insurance plans as well as Medicaid in 12 remaining states.

Biden expands health coverage by protecting those with preexisting conditions and strengthening the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.

Biden’s health agenda promises to expand the ACA and undo many of the steps taken by President Donald Trump to dismantle it.

States that expanded access under the Affordable Care Act had fewer deaths from newly diagnosed breast, lung and colorectal cancer.

Requiring sobriety prior to treatment and curtailing harm reduction hinder efforts to eliminate hep C.

Some state Medicaid programs and prison systems still restrict treatment based on substance use or stage of liver disease.

In 2014, the Affordable Care Act allowed states to expand their Medicaid programs.

Under the Affordable Care Act, states had the option to expand Medicaid starting in 2014.

Youth with depression, schizophrenia, substance use and bipolar disorder are more apt to harm themselves and should be regularly assessed.

Many 5-star nursing homes have infection-control lapses.

But it comes with deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, cancer funds and other health and science programs.

Fact-checkers and HIV advocates break down the president’s State of the Union boasts.

Those with Medicare or Medicaid fared worse than those with private insurance.

The results of a poll in seven states “are alarming and should hasten our…efforts on viral suppression.” There’s also good news!