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.
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.
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.
Design choices, such as which insurance markets would be included and the relative cost of other insurance options, could determine effects on providers.
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.
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.
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.
