#Medicaid

The Biden administration estimates that 15 million of the more than 91 million Medicaid enrollees will fall off the rolls.

People without insurance will need to either pay full price, seek free or low-cost vaccines from community clinics or go without.

Biden warned about Republicans trying to phase out Medicare and Social Security. Here, PolitiFact checks that claim and others.

Biden outlined several strategies to reduce the cancer burden, including improved access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage.

The federal government’s extra funding for states that kept people on Medicaid will end in the coming months.

California bans the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products; South Dakota extends access to Medicaid.

Starting January 1, 2023, more Californians will have access to cancer care and services, such as genome testing and clinical trials.

Cancer mortality was about 3.5% lower in states that expanded Medicaid.

Medical Monitoring Project finds most are receiving HIV care and treatment, but many face challenges such as poverty and unstable housing.

Most people in a pilot program at a safety-net HIV clinic achieved viral suppression on the long-acting injectable regimen.

Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.

People who were covered by Medicaid were less likely to be screened than those with private health insurance.

Voters across the political spectrum want lawmakers to close the Medicaid coverage gap and extend tax credits for buying insurance.

However, only 6% of this population received hepatitis C care within six months after delivery.

Latino children and those with public insurance had poorer survival even if they received the same treatment in clinical trials.

A new study finds that Medicaid expansion increases survival and reduces health disparities for newly diagnosed patients with cancer.