Health Insurance News New Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Narrowed Racial Disparities In Health Insurance

PrEP access increased during Medicaid expansion, but disparities remain, study shows

Medicaid provides health coverage for disabled and low-income populations, and the ACA expansion gives states the option to extend coverage to adults with up to 138% of the federal poverty line. Read More

Medicaid expansion linked to reduced racial disparities in timely cancer treatment, study shows

Black patients are more likely to receive timely treatment of advanced and metastatic cancers under Medicaid expansion, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care July 19. Read More

Research from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Yields New Findings on Managed Care (Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on Contraceptive Use Among Women in Neighborhoods of ...

2025 OCT 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news reporting from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by ... Read More

Fewer N.J. residents have health insurance, new report shows

The percentage of New Jersey residents without health insurance increased significantly from 2023 to 2024, with people living below the poverty level hardest hit, according to new census data. 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

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