Payers
US uninsured rate rises to 8.2%
Medicaid unwinding is largely to blame.
Medicaid
Direct Care
Fewer US adults put off seeking medical care due to cost during Covid, study finds
Pandemic-era policies reduced cost burdens, allowing more patients to seek care.
Payers
Several states have disenrolled more people during Medicaid unwinding than experts anticipated
Children were also kicked off the rolls at higher rates than adults.
Payers
New York expands low-cost health insurance option to 100,000 state residents
The expansion will take effect April 1 and continue through 2028.
Hospitals & Facilities
Black Medicaid enrollees face higher preventable hospitalization rates, report finds
Researchers say the findings “suggest a need to improve access to outpatient care.”
Hospitals & Facilities
Hospital employees rally against proposed New York Medicaid cuts
The workers, along with elected officials, demanded that hospitals receive a better reimbursement rate.
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