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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Pregnancy And Postpartum Coverage, Access To Care, And Health

This Forefront article details the proposed changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing, the anticipated outcomes for pregnant beneficiaries, and what policy makers should do in response. Read More

4 Biggest Changes Coming to Medicaid in 2026

Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program that provides coverage for eligible individuals and households with limited financial resources. According to Medicaid, about 70.51 ... Read More

Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance

Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits. Read More

Childhood Insurance Dynamics Predict Medicaid Cuts Will Widen Gaps

Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten children's health coverage, exacerbating existing gaps and impacting access to care for vulnerable populations. Additionally, among those who were born into a family ... 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. Read More

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad. Read More

Medicaid work requirements have not boosted insurance coverage or employment, study finds

The introduction of work requirements for certain adults enrolled in the US health insurance program Medicaid has so far failed to boost insurance coverage or employment rates, finds a study published ... Read More

MedZed Releases Exclusive Insights from Health Plan Leaders on Looming Medicaid Shake-Up

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Congress’s sweeping HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) moves toward implementation, MedZed, a provider of health-related needs services for Medicaid members and ... Read More

G.O.P. to Gen Z: Pay Double for Health Insurance or Go Without

Ms. Foster is the president of the Economic Security Project and the author of “The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy.” Young adults are anxious about the state of the economy — ... Read More

Medicaid work requirements have not boosted insurance coverage or employment

The introduction of work requirements for certain adults enrolled in the US health insurance program Medicaid has so far failed to boost insurance coverage or employment rates, finds a study published ... Read More