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Medicaid work requirements would do little or nothing to increase employment, but would harm people’s health
Because of barriers to complying with and proving exemption from work requirements, people eligible for safety net programs are prevented from obtaining assistance, leaving them unable to meet basic needs.
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22.2 million women ages 50 to 64 may lose access to free mammogram screening
Low-income women and women without a high school diploma were less likely than others to have had a mammogram in the previous two years and could be disproportionately affected by increases in cost sharing.
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The health coverage of noncitizens in the United States 2024
Nonelderly noncitizens make up almost 32 percent of the total uninsured population in the country but are only about 8 percent of the total population.
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The evidence on provider responses to payment rate cuts
Design choices, such as which insurance markets would be included and the relative cost of other insurance options, could determine effects on providers.
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Reimagining the Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Program
Panelists noted that upcoding remains a significant problem in Medicare Advantage risk adjustment and discussed several policy options to reduce overpayment and adjust coding incentives.
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Community health is maternal health
Structural barriers, such as poverty and limited resources to meet basic needs, pose challenges to maternal and infant health. Large-scale changes are necessary to address inequities that contribute to poor population health.
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Assessing the access and equity concerns in a Medicare-X-style public option reform
Researchers analyzed the public option provision of the Medicare-X Choice Act and found no indication of differential implications for hospital care access for Black non-Hispanic or Hispanic populations compared with white non-Hispanic populations.
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