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Medicaid
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Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups
On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her…
California legislators debate froot loops and free condoms
California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy with dozens of proposals including…
Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed
Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building…
When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow
Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are…
Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according…
Attack of the Medicare machines
Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of “An Arm and…
City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access
In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10…
Rising complaints of unauthorized Obamacare plan-switching and sign-ups trigger concern
Federal and state regulators aren’t doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making…
Medical debt affects much of America, but Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard
In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is…
Study links sleep disorders to higher healthcare use in chronically ill children
The risk of increased health care utilization among children with a chronic medical condition is higher for those…