Health care providers could lose more than $1 trillion from 2025 to 2034 because of revenue losses from the House-passed reconciliation bill ($771 billion) and expiration of enhanced premium tax credits ($261 billion). Uncompensated care demand would increase by $278 billion.
The House reconciliation bill would increase eligibility checks for Medicaid expansion enrollees, which would likely reduce access to care, add to enrollees’ paperwork hassles, and increase administrative costs for state agencies, health plans, and providers.
One in 4 children in the US grow up in immigrant families, and recent and pending policy changes in immigration and in programs that help people meet basic needs threaten to limit their access to health care and vital services.
Urban researchers assess the early implementation of Georgia’s 12-month postpartum Medicaid extension and identify opportunities for improving access to care in the full postpartum year and reducing maternal health risks.
There are widespread variations in premiums nationwide. Premiums tend to be higher in areas with only one or two insurers, a higher concentration of hospitals, and where teaching hospitals have a major presence.
Program participants discussed their experiences with program outreach, enrollment, and disbursement and shared how receiving cash assistance might change their lives.
Reducing federal support for Medicaid expansion would shift costs to states and likely result in coverage loss, with estimates showing Medicaid enrollment in Ohio would decrease by 742,000 people, and 435,000 more Ohioans would become uninsured.
