Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements

Derrick Simmons, center, speaks on the Senate passing a Medicaid expansion bill at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in March. Ten states have held out against expanding ... there are just a ... Read More

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Andy Beshear says Kentucky will use a lottery to award licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program The World Health Organization has approved ... Read More

Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers?

Compared to residents of most other states, Mississippians are more likely to accrue medical debt, endure some of the worst health care ... to figure out what Medicaid expansion would look like ... Read More

Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Medicaid expansion could help some rural hospitals stay open, and upcoming rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would keep all medical debt off ... Read More

Business leaders urge legislators mulling Medicaid expansion to improve access to health care

Powerful business groups are urging legislative leaders “to work together” to improve health care access as they negotiate whether to expand Medicaid coverage for Mississippians and by how much. Read More

Brightside Health secures $33M to propel expansion into Medicare, Medicaid populations

"We set out to tackle ... states as well as Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries in select states. Brightside’s expansion is unique, as few telemental health providers accept Medicare or Medicaid ... Read More

State updates Medicaid expansion numbers

State officials report that more than 400,000 North Carolinians have signed up for Medicaid health insurance coverage since the expansion of the program four months ago, including nearly 38,000 in the ... Read More

Free health fair with focus on Medicaid expansion changes to be held next weekend in Jacksonville

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More than 400,000 NC residents have received health care under Medicaid expansion

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — More than 400,000 North Carolinians now have access to health care through the state’s Medicaid expansion, according to Governor Roy Cooper. “So many younger ... Read More

The differences between bed bug bites and mosquito bites

Mosquito bites are usually isolated and do not follow a pattern. Being able to tell the difference between the two means people can respond appropriately to the bites they get and take steps to ... Read More

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A team of medical researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center, in the U.S., and Lund University, in Sweden, has found via study of massive amounts of health data that women who ... Read More

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I have insurance, but I've still received large medical bills. I've saved thousands ... Michael Pollan, the author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," is out with a sequel to his 2008 documentary ... Read More