A healthy population. This is the mission of nearly every healthcare organization in the country, and yet, as a country, we've fallen short. We are less healthy than other industrialized nations, even though we spend more money on healthcare. As…
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Iowa has received federal approval to move forward with a Medicaid expansion plan that would subsidize private insurance coverage for residents earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, according to a Des Moines Registerreport.
By the end of November, nearly 365,000 individuals selected health plans through the state and federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplaces, HHS has announced.
A new Gallup poll shows 30 percent of adults in the U.S. say they or a member of their family have put off seeking medical treatment because of cost in the last year. The figure has hovered around 30 percent…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has indicated in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that the state and federal officials continue to work together to craft a Medicaid expansion plan, according to a report from The Hill.
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A majority of Americans favor scaling back or repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a recent Gallup poll.
The Republican-led Wisconsin Assembly has passed legislation to delay a scheduled Medicaid reform plan that will transition more than 70,000 residents out of the program.
States that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will miss out on billions in new federal funds, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund.
In October, state agencies deemed roughly 1.46 million people eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, according to a CMS report.
Although most currently uninsured Americans say they plan to purchase coverage next year, 28 percent say they will likely pay the penalty for not having insurance rather than enroll in a health plan, according to a recent Gallup poll.