Biden to open up Medicaid, Obamacare plans to DACA recipients

Biden to open up Medicaid, Obamacare plans to DACA recipients

[ad_1] HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement that the proposed rule would “improve health outcomes for DACA recipients and would in turn improve the economic and productive capacity of America.” He estimated that roughly a third of immigrants enrolled in the DACA program are uninsured. The details: The proposed rule submitted by CMS … Read more

Sex ed, birth control, Medicaid: Republicans’ ‘new pro-life agenda’

Sex ed, birth control, Medicaid: Republicans’ ‘new pro-life agenda’

[ad_1] In Iowa, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is pushing legislation to allow pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription. Indiana and Oklahoma are advancing similar GOP-sponsored bills. In Indiana and South Carolina, Republican lawmakers proposed lawmakers proposed bills that would require comprehensive, medically accurate sex ed to be taught in the states’ schools starting … Read more

Democrats draw ‘red line’ around Medicaid as GOP mulls cuts

Democrats draw ‘red line’ around Medicaid as GOP mulls cuts

[ad_1] “No one’s interested in doing anything other than saving it to make it more solvent for those that might need it down the road,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) told POLITICO. “If you want to save [Medicaid] for future generations, it’s never too early to look at how to do that.” Biden, who is expected … Read more

Democrats draw ‘red line’ around Medicaid as GOP mulls cuts

Democrats draw ‘red line’ around Medicaid as GOP mulls cuts

[ad_1] “No one’s interested in doing anything other than saving it to make it more solvent for those that might need it down the road,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) told POLITICO. “If you want to save [Medicaid] for future generations, it’s never too early to look at how to do that.” Biden, who is expected … Read more

Why one state’s plan to unwind a Covid-era Medicaid rule is raising red flags

Why one state’s plan to unwind a Covid-era Medicaid rule is raising red flags

[ad_1] The high-speed effort in Arkansas, where more than a third of the state’s 3 million people are on Medicaid, offers an early glimpse at the potential disruption in store for the country as states comb through their Medicaid rolls for the first time in three years. These verifications, once routine, were suspended during the … Read more