BIZARRE: 18 - What They Never Told You

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage.

Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022

Stopping the Medicaid churn

Multiple states are rethinking their enrollment policies for the youngest Medicaid members

Salon · Nov 20, 2022

The impending intergenerational crisis

Many Americans with disabilities lack long-term care plans — and that could lead to a future crisis of care

Salon · Nov 20, 2022

LOCALIZE IT: How abortion played a role in US elections

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The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Before the COVID-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family’s income had increased and made them ineligible.

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

Americans with disabilities need an updated long-term care plan, say advocates

Nearly 75% of Americans with disabilities live with a family caregiver, many of them age 60 or older. Updating your care plan now, experts say, can help make sure everyone thrives.

WEKU · Nov 9, 2022

Post-Roe, contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Birth control options have improved over the decades. Oral contraceptives are now safer, with fewer side effects. Intrauterine devices can prevent pregnancy 99.6% of the time. But no prescription drug or medical device works flawlessly, and people’s use of contraception is inexact.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Employers are concerned about covering workers’ mental health needs, survey finds

Almost three years after the covid-19 pandemic upended workplaces, mental health coverage remains a priority for employers, according to an annual employer survey fielded by KFF.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Knoxville’s Black community endured deeply rooted racism. Now there is medical debt

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black residents of this city on the Tennessee River could be seen only in the basement of Knoxville General Hospital. They were barred from the city’s other three medical centers.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022