Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements

In Humphreys County, Mississippi — about 70 miles north of the state capital, in the heart of the fertile Delta region — a third of the residents live in poverty. In Belzoni, the county seat, there ... Read More

The GOP keeps pushing Medicaid work requirements, despite setbacks

A newsletter briefing on the health-care policy debate in Washington. Good morning. We’re Renuka Rayasam and Andy Miller, KFF Health News reporters in everyone’s favorite new battleground ... Read More

MS Senate proposes change to House Medicaid expansion compromise. House will review

The Senate Medicaid conference committee members have proposed a new plan to expand Medicaid in Mississippi to House counterparts. Read More

Georgia added work requirements to its Medicaid expansion. It's not going very well.

Earlier this year, the state expanded eligibility for health insurance benefits under Medicaid — but it became the first in the nation to attach work requirements to that expansion. In doing so ... Read More

A coverage gap Catch-22: To work, Selinda Walker needs health care. To get health care, she needs work.

Selinda Walker needs health insurance to get medical treatment for her autoimmune disease so she can return to work. But under the House and Senate’s current Medicaid expansion plans, her inability to ... Read More

To work, she needs health care. To get health care, she needs to work. So now what?

As a single, low-income individual with no children, Selinda Walker has no path toward health care in the state of Mississippi. Read More

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment

That's a small fraction of the Georgians who could enroll if the state expanded Medicaid without such requirements ... insurance plan to go toward health care and services," she said. KFF Health ... Read More

Federal Judge Blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid rolled out a new policy in January allowing states to get waivers under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to circumvent President Obama's federal health ... Read More

New rule simplifies Medicaid enrollment

The finalized rule seeks to streamline eligibility and enrollment processes across Medicaid, CHIP, and BHP. The rule also guarantees timely access to Medicaid coverage for “medically needy ... Read More

How to Qualify for Medicaid

How Does the Coverage Work ... income requirements are generally higher). If your income is too high to qualify for Medicaid, then you may be able to get an individual health insurance policy ... Read More

What to Know About Low Income Health Insurance

No spam. No hassle. No hidden costs. Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are good options for health insurance if you have a low income. In most states, you have to make less ... Read More

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements cost millions, despite low enrollment

Editor’s note: This article was updated to remove an incorrect reference to a study about Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirements ... 2022 obtained by KFF Health News. The primary consultant ... Read More