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No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like ā not even those writing it. But here are some safe, educated guesses.
Medicaid covers more children and adults in rural counties and small towns than in urban areas and rural America would be affected most by changes in Medicaid.
KHNās Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss some of the developments that shook up health news this week.
A University of Southern California professor says conservatives and liberals should split the difference: Scrap the exchanges and expand Medicaid.
Researchers concluded that because the federal government picked up so much of the tab of expanding eligibility for the low-income insurance program, expansion states didnāt have to skimp on other policy priorities to make ends meet.
These workers, who generally do not get health insurance from their employers and fall through public assistance coverage gaps, gained some relief under Obamacare.
Under the Affordable Care Act, hospitals made a high-stakes trade of massive cuts in federal aid in exchange for millions of newly insured customers. Now that deal is in jeopardy.
Vermont embarks on a six-year experiment to redesign health care and how itās paid for.
The Obama administration has said no to states taking more control over Medicaid, but the incoming Congress and White House may be more inclined to say yes.
States that expanded eligibility for Medicaid have failed to enroll large numbers of a significant group that stood to benefit: ex-inmates.
States can set their own rules about these benefits for Medicaid enrollees and a study shows wide disparities. But researchers say a repeal of the health lawās expansion could derail progress.
Indianaās Obamacare Medicaid expansion ā with a conservative twist ā may offer lessons for Republicansā ārepeal and replaceā promise.
Low-income residents in poverty-stricken Clay County worry what will happen to their health care if Gov. Matt Bevinās ambitions to overhaul the stateās Medicaid program go forward.
Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.
But block grants face likely resistance from states, poised to lose many millions.
Dire dental needs and other health problems keep Remote Area Medicalās pop-up free clinics busy in states like Virginia that havenāt expanded Medicaid.Ā
Climbing drug prices are taking a toll on West Virginia's budget, some state legislators say. Expensive drugs fuel an increase in Medicaid spending, which leaves less money for schools and roads.
A new study on Oregonās famed Medicaid experiment eight years ago shows no decline in emergency room care even after two years of coverage.
Since President Barack Obama has used executive authority many times to help stabilize the law, Donald Trump could likely reverse those decisions and undermine the law.
The health lawās Medicaid expansion and its requirement that employer medical plans cover dependents up to age 26 had a significant impact on coverage for this population. The portion of young adult ex-inmates without insurance fell from 40 percent to 32 percent.
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