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Arkansas's 988 hotline answer rate ranked low according to a recent study.

When Medicaid expansion was first enacted, it was a hot topic debate between Democrats and Republicans. But more and more states are starting to expand Medicaid, including several conservative states.

In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to lessen the economic burden placed on states by the health emergency.The act funded state COVID testing, paid leave and food stamps; and barred states from kicking people off Medicaid, a U.S. government program that provides health-care coverage to eligible low-income individuals and

(CNN) — For months, Evangelina Hernandez watched helplessly as her autistic twin sons regressed – their screaming, biting and scratching worsening. The Wichita, Kansas, resident couldn’t afford the $3,000 monthly

All across the US, hundreds of thousands of children are being kicked off of Medicaid, even though experts say the vast majority continue to qualify.

For months, Evangelina Hernandez watched helplessly as her autistic twin sons regressed – their screaming, biting and scratching worsening. The Wichita, Kansas, resident couldn’t afford the $3,000 monthly tab for their 10 prescriptions or their doctor visits without Medicaid.

Alabama is one of six states yet to report how many people have lost Medicaid coverage during the "unwinding" process that followed the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Childhood vaccine coverage across the U.S. has hit a measurable decline once again as health authorities hope to avert major surges in diseases such as RSV and COVID-19 this winter. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the rate of vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) for kindergarteners has fallen…

INDIANA - The USC Center for Health Journalism is offering a webinar on July 28 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. that explores the impact of 'What Happens When States Kick People Off Medicaid?'. Registration for the webinar can be found here. The pandemic-era protections that kept states from b ...

Washington – States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program.