The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief on a literature review it conducted of all the research done on the effects of Medicaid expansion. The literature review entitled “The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature Review” examined the effects of Medicaid expansion on several areas including: […] Read More »

A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the relationship between Medicaid and work. The issue brief entitled “Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: What Does the Data Say?” details how many people who are Medicaid beneficiaries are already working, as 63% of Medicaid beneficiaries are working. The report also covers […] Read More »

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a new Q&A fact sheet on the Medicaid buy-in program. The fact sheet addresses important questions like “what is the Medicaid buy-in program?” and “can a person with a disability moved to the Medicaid buy-in program if they get a job?” Read More »

A new report came out recently that looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion and mortality rates. The report from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that states that expanded Medicaid have seen continued drops in mortality rates in every year of the expansion. Read More »

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looks at the drop in Medicaid enrollment and why it can’t be explained by a change in unemployment. Read More »

Tomorrow, arguments will be heard in the case of Texas v. US which is the court case which challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the individual mandate penalty was eliminated. Previously, the Supreme Court had held that the ACA was constitutional under the taxing authority given to Congress. As there was […] Read More »

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines the performance of the ACA marketplaces through the first part of 2019. The issue brief points out that insurers are generally remain profitable in offering coverage through the marketplace despite the uncertainty that has plagued it. Read More »

This week, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act. The ENROLL Act would increase support and funding to the navigator program by increasing the funding for navigators to $100 million annually, require that each state have at least two organizations physically located in […] Read More »