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Medicaid
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
New Guidance on Medicaid May Lead to More Choice for Employers and Employees
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNew guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) support efforts by certain individual states to test incentives that make participation in work or other community engagement a …
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Affordable Care ActMedicaid
Medicaid Receives Praise From Its Recipients
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThere’s a fallacy amongst some people that suggests Medicaid recipients are receiving less than stellar healthcare. That couldn’t be further from the truth according to a new study from Harvard’s …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Seniors And Medicaid: The Real Connection
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenFor many Americans, the understanding of healthcare when it comes to senior citizens is that their benefits are derived from Medicare. While that may be true for millions, there are …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Will Medicaid Be A Casualty Of The AHCA? New Study Shows Americans Are Concerned
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhile the Affordable Care Act made significant strides in Medicaid Expansion, that may all change should the American Health Care Act (AHCA) be put into action. While federal funding for …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
New Study Finds Staggering Number Of Uninsured Medicaid Recipients Should AHCA Be Passed
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAs the newly revamped AHCA has been given House approval and moves onto the Senate floor, a new study shows how the revamped bill’s effect on Medicaid Expansion could prove …
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IRSMedicaid
As IRS Section 1332 Support Continues, Can States Reform Healthcare On Their Own?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNow that the vote on the American Healthcare Act has been withdrawn, and its return highly unlikely, it would appear that the Affordable Care Act will continue to be the …
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When news broke last week that the Affordable Care Act would no longer be repealed and replaced, it signified an end to the waiting game on the fate of America’s …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)MedicaidPolitical Parties
Republicans Amend the American Health Care Act to Add a Work Requirement for Medicaid Eligibility
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith the House vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) looming for Thursday and concern of its approval among conservatives in the House, GOP leadership has added a “manager’s …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Are Medicaid Recipients Always Below The Federal Poverty Line? The Short Answer Is No.
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhen it comes to Medicaid, there is a lot of confusion as to what it means to be eligible on a state by state basis. The assumption may be that …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Keeping Up With The GOP And Medicaid Expansion
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNew remarks from President Trump are now suggesting that the Affordable Care Act won’t see an immediate repeal or replacement until well into the next year. While that may be …
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Indiana residents now have a concern about their healthcare, which perhaps they didn’t have before. In his past career as Indiana Governor, Vice President-Elect Mike Pence was one of the …
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MedicaidPolls/Surveys
Medicaid Expansion Proves Big Wins In Kentucky And Arkansas
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThink Medicaid expansion doesn’t help those in need? Think again. In a study from the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine released in August, states which have expanded …
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Affordable Care ActMedicaid
Opposition Of Medicaid Expansion Produces Hurdles For States
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIn April of last year, the Center on Budget and Policy Properties (“CBPP”) released a report detailing which states have and have not expanded their Medicaid program to low-income adults …
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Affordable Care ActMedicaid
Wyoming’s Governor Loses on Medicaid Expansion
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenDespite vocal support by Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, a Republican, the State Senate rejected a proposal to expand Medicaid. The vote means Wyoming will not receive $268 million in federal …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care CoverageMedicaid
Alaska’s Governor Acts to Expand Medicaid
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAlaska’s Gov. Bill Walker moved to expand Medicaid, saying he will ask the administration to offer Medicaid coverage to all qualifying residents of the state. Noting that Alaska’s legislature had …
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The decision by 22 states not to expand Medicaid under the will ACA will result in 5,200 avoidable deaths each year, according to a White House Report, along with hundreds …
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Montana’s Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed into law a Medicaid expansion bill that had been drafted by a Republican member of the state legislature. Under the new law, Montana will …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Minorities More Affected By Medicaid Gap
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenLow-income Black and Hispanic Americans are much more likely than Whites to be affected by a “ gap” in the 22 states that have not expanded Medicaid, declining funds for …