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Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal government, and is managed by the states.

Learning from loss: US covid-19 experience charts path for future public health

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, The BMJ today launches a forward-looking series that highlights the lessons that can be learned from the US's covid-19 experience and the actions that are needed to prevent the loss of another million citizens in the next pandemic and improve and protect population health.

29 Jan 2024

Study reveals dramatic decreases in emergency contraception related ER visits over 14 year period

Following federal approval for over the counter emergency contraception in 2006, emergency departments across the U.S. saw dramatic decreases in related visits and medical charges, a new study suggests.

27 Jan 2024

Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

26 Jan 2024

Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of the long-term care facilities.

25 Jan 2024

New York joins local governments in erasing billions in medical debt

New York City pledged this week to pay down $2 billion worth of residents' medical debt. In doing so, it has come around to an innovation, started in the Midwest, that's ridding millions of Americans of health care debt.

25 Jan 2024

Study lays the groundwork for improving end-of-life care

A Rutgers Health analysis of millions of Medicare records has laid the groundwork for improving end-of-life care by demonstrating that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life.

24 Jan 2024

In Los Angeles, occupational therapists tapped to help homeless stay housed

Carla Brown waits on an air mattress, eager for her occupational therapist to arrive at her apartment next to the Hollywood Freeway, mere blocks from where she once camped on the sidewalk.

24 Jan 2024

Effects of varying COVID-19 vaccination rates on population-level health outcomes across variant waves in the U.S.

23 Jan 2024

What’s indoor air quality like in long-term care facilities during wildfires? Worse than you’d think.

Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air.

23 Jan 2024

Improving communication could promote positive birth experiences for Black birthing people

This study explored the perspectives of Black birthing people on how better communication with care teams may have improved their birth experiences.

22 Jan 2024

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis.

22 Jan 2024

Tailored opioid prescribing limits more effective at reducing prescription length, study finds

Many states have passed new laws that place restrictions on the duration of first-time opioid prescriptions to help address the opioid epidemic.

19 Jan 2024

Study explores social and economic factors linked to withdrawal of life support after intracerebral hemorrhage

Living in a high-income neighborhood, having private health insurance, and being older are tied to an increased likelihood that life support will be withdrawn for people who have suffered severe bleeding in the brain, a new study shows.

18 Jan 2024

CDC report highlights urgent need for guideline adherence in prescribing antifungal medications

The CDC's study on Medicare Part D beneficiaries reveals high prescription rates and costs for topical antifungal medications, emphasizing the need for proper prescribing guidelines amid rising antimicrobial-resistant fungal infections.

16 Jan 2024

Medicaid expansion associated with reduction in early mortality after lung cancer surgery

In a new, national, hospital-based study, researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that Medicaid expansion was associated with a statistically significant reduction in early mortality following surgical resection of stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

16 Jan 2024

What would a second Trump presidency look like for health care?

On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — a nebulous goal that became one of his administration's splashiest policy failures.

16 Jan 2024

Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton spoke out last week on the NBC "Today" show about what she said was a rare pneumonia that almost killed her and resulted in an expensive, monthlong hospital stay.

12 Jan 2024

Unequal access to cancer care persists across U.S. states due to insurance variations

A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows substantial state variations in health insurance coverage, which is a strong determinant of cancer care access and survival, among newly diagnosed cancer patients in the United States.

12 Jan 2024

Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan

The Food and Drug Administration's unprecedented approval of Florida's plan to import drugs from Canada was made possible only after Alex Azar, as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services secretary, certified that bringing medicines over the border could be done safely.

12 Jan 2024

What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for health care?

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley will learn how her campaign is resonating with voters after the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses, the first presidential nominating contest of this election year.

12 Jan 2024

Medicaid News and Research

Learning from loss: US covid-19 experience charts path for future public health

Study reveals dramatic decreases in emergency contraception related ER visits over 14 year period

Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

New York joins local governments in erasing billions in medical debt

Study lays the groundwork for improving end-of-life care

In Los Angeles, occupational therapists tapped to help homeless stay housed

Effects of varying COVID-19 vaccination rates on population-level health outcomes across variant waves in the U.S.

What’s indoor air quality like in long-term care facilities during wildfires? Worse than you’d think.

Improving communication could promote positive birth experiences for Black birthing people

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Tailored opioid prescribing limits more effective at reducing prescription length, study finds

Study explores social and economic factors linked to withdrawal of life support after intracerebral hemorrhage

CDC report highlights urgent need for guideline adherence in prescribing antifungal medications

Medicaid expansion associated with reduction in early mortality after lung cancer surgery

What would a second Trump presidency look like for health care?

Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults

Unequal access to cancer care persists across U.S. states due to insurance variations

Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan

What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for health care?

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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