- June 27, 2017
Hey Medicaid, There’s a Bridge I Want to Sell You!
Amongst all the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 142-pages of the so-called “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA), I…
- June 21, 2017
Per Capita Caps’ Growth Rate: Leaving States in the Dark
The proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), pending in the Senate, would, if enacted, forever compromise Medicaid’s 50-year federal-state…
- June 21, 2017
Per Capita Caps: The Devil is in the Details
Per capita caps are the Trojan horse of Congress’ current “health reform” effort. Cloaked as part of the effort…
- June 21, 2017
‘Carve Outs’ Cannot Make Medicaid Per Capita Caps Work
Per capita caps (PCCs) in American Health Care Act (AHCA) set a fixed amount of federal Medicaid spending per…
- June 20, 2017
How Proposed Health Care Cuts Would Harm Care for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
The proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would cut Medicaid by an unprecedented $834 billion; gut the Affordable Care…
- June 20, 2017
Decades of Progress in Children’s Health Care Threatened by Proposed Medicaid Cuts
President Lyndon Johnson made the case for early childhood health care screening and treatment when he called on Congress…
- June 20, 2017
Threats to Public Health in ACA Repeal: Spotlight on Youth Suicide Prevention
Suicide among youth and young adults has recently garnered much media attention. The Netflix show 13 Reasons Why centers…
- June 19, 2017
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Endanger Calif.’s Ability to Address Health Disparities
This post is part 6 of our 12-part “Protect Medi-Cal Funding” series. Medi-Cal provides a long-term investment that helps…
- June 15, 2017
ACA Repeal Would Devastate State Economies & Cause Millions to Lose Jobs
The Senate is expected to vote this month on a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA),…
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