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Denying the will of the voters, in May the Missouri legislature refused to fund the expansion of Medicaid and then the governor withdrew the state’s expansion plan from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
A blog post about Medicaid's role in Black maternal health written by Suzanne Wikle was quoted.
April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week, a time for reflection and action to address large disparities in maternal health experienced by Black women.
Ten years after Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is more popular than ever—and still under threat.
"Americans who were laid off during the pandemic may have opted for COBRA health insurance believing they were going to get another job in four months, but many are still unemployed 'and still paying really expensive premiums,' said Suzanne Wikle..."
In the midst of a pandemic and recession, CMS is allowing Georgia and Nebraska to make it harder for people to obtain Medicaid coverage.
CLASP submits the following comments in response to Georgia’s 1332 waiver request to exit the federal marketplace with no substitution. CLASP has deep concerns about Georgia’s wavier request because it would eliminate the central source of help for the roughly 500,000 Georgians who enroll in private health plans or Medicaid through healthcare.gov.
Uninsurance was already increasing before 2020, and the COVID-19 economic crisis has left millions more without coverage.
Any discussion about strengthening Medicaid should build on this current successful foundation rather than threatening states' financial stability—and patients' health and well-being—with drastic changes to the program's financing and structure.
CLASP submitted comments in support of the New Jersey's 1115 continuity of care waiver demonstration, which would allow it to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage for 180 days after childbirth and allow continuous eligibility during this period.