Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

States Need More Time to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirement

Years of evidence across multiple programs show that work requirements don’t increase employment but do take coverage away ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Medicaid Expansion's Unfinished Map: Some Southern States Still at a Crossroads

Medicaid expansion has reduced uninsured rates and improved health outcomes, particularly in states that adopted it, but a coverage gap persists in non-expansion states. The Trump administration's ...
NPR

What Medicaid Cuts Mean For Americans, Part II

Medicaid is a cornerstone of the American health care system. The program provides insurance to more than 70 million low-income people and people with disabilities. Now, addiction experts and nursing ...
Health Affairs

Fluctuating State Medicaid Dental Coverage: Asymmetric Impact Of Benefit Cuts And Expansions, 2010–21

Medicaid adult dental coverage is an optional benefit that states often add or remove in response to budgetary pressures. The effect of these fluctuations on access to dental services is unclear.
Health Affairs

Updated Medicaid-To-Medicare Fee Index: Medicaid Physician Fees Still Lag Behind Medicare Physician Fees

Medicaid plays a critical role in the US health insurance system, but a history of low physician fees has limited physicians’ participation in the program. Recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
NPR

Medicaid can now share data with ICE. Here's what that means

Medicaid has promised that recipients' names, addresses and immigration status would stay private for decades. A December court ruling changed that. Now, some data can be shared with immigration ...