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What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care

FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that the projected cuts in Medicaid are already taking a toll. Last month, a site of the Ammonoosuc ... Read More

Study on Medicaid Work Requirements Finds No Gains in Insurance, Employment

Georgia's Medicaid expansion program with work requirements did not increase insurance coverage over the first 15 months. The program also failed to increase employment in the state. The findings are ... Read More

‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever. As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like ... Read More

A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27,000

Family health insurance premiums on average have jumped to $26,993 annually, with a 6% spike in 2025—marking the steepest increases in two decades. The cost now rivals a new Toyota Corolla hybrid as ... Read More

Medicaid expansion linked to improved long-term survival in cancer patients

In 2014, a provision under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect that allowed states to opt into expanding Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes up to 138% of the ... Read More

Study finds higher cancer survival rates in Medicaid expansion states

Cancer patients are more likely to survive if they live in a state that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, new research shows. Patients were more likely to have higher ... Read More

Study shows protective effect of Medicaid expansion on early-stage cancer diagnosis

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care, including cancer screening and diagnosis, especially for medically underserved populations, leading to substantial underdiagnosis of early-stage cancers in ... Read More