Medicaid work requirements for expansion enrollees ages 19 to 64 would lead to 5.5 to 6.3 million enrolled adults losing eligibility for Medicaid in 2026, with coverage losses exceeding 100,000 in 17 states.
Eliminating the 50 percent floor on the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) and reducing the DC FMAP would lower federal funding for Medicaid in 10 states and DC by $468 billion over 10 years.
Journal: Pointless proliferation of tax-preferred health spending arrangements
In an article written in two parts, learn about the complexities of tax preferred health spending arrangements.
Part 1 surveys the large, complex variety of arrangements, and
part 2 discusses the effect on the health care system and ideas for reform.
Total Medicaid nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) prescriptions increased 15 percent in 2023. Adult Medicaid enrollment increased by 43 percent, however, causing per capita prescription rates to decrease. Reducing barriers to NRT access could improve prescription rates.
Disabled adults were far more likely to experience negative health impacts after extreme weather—underscoring the need for partnerships across levels of government to ensure disaster preparedness and recovery efforts better meet their needs.
Implicit bias may contribute to differential treatment of patients and health care inequities. Synthesizing findings from 56 studies from 2000 to 2004, this analysis assesses the impact of implicit bias training among health care professionals.
Urban researchers document the essential role patient demographic data collection and monitoring play in accelerating progress toward health care equity, with a focus on California and its key health care decisionmakers and community partners.
