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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.

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the five years after their operations than those who had their stomachs divided into pouches through gastric bypass surgery, according to new research.

15 Nov 2022

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth, according to a research article published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Nov 2022

Medicare plan finder likely won’t note new $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs

A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn't easy.

15 Nov 2022

Study reveals the economic impact of acute firearm injuries in New Orleans

A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that the net loss for treating acute firearm injuries at one Level I Trauma Center was $20.3 million over a four-year period.

14 Nov 2022

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm.

14 Nov 2022

‘Impending intergenerational crisis’: Americans with disabilities lack long-term care plans

Thinking about the future makes Courtney Johnson nervous. The 25-year-old blogger and college student has autism and several chronic illnesses, and with the support of her grandparents and friends, who help her access a complex network of social services, she lives relatively independently in Johnson City, Tennessee.

11 Nov 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

The predicted Republican "red wave" was a no-show in this week's midterm elections, but the margins in both the U.S. House and Senate are so small that the GOP could still wrest control from the Democrats as the last few "too close to call" races are settled.

10 Nov 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.

10 Nov 2022

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home.

10 Nov 2022

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

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.

10 Nov 2022

Abortion issue helps limit Democrats’ losses in midterms

Republicans are likely to take control of one or both houses of Congress when all the votes are counted, but Democrats on Wednesday were celebrating after their party defied expectations of substantial losses in the midterm election.

9 Nov 2022

People with long covid face barriers to government disability benefits

When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with covid-19 in spring 2020, she didn't anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction.

9 Nov 2022

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance results for the over 65s

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers conducted near real-time safety monitoring in the United States (US) elderly population for 14 safety outcomes weekly following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination

7 Nov 2022

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father's care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family.

7 Nov 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.

7 Nov 2022

Medicaid News and Research

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

Medicare plan finder likely won’t note new $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs

Study reveals the economic impact of acute firearm injuries in New Orleans

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

‘Impending intergenerational crisis’: Americans with disabilities lack long-term care plans

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

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

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

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

Abortion issue helps limit Democrats’ losses in midterms

People with long covid face barriers to government disability benefits

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance results for the over 65s

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

Post-‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Endocrine Society rebukes Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care

HPV vaccine rates in Utah increase by more than 16% among young men and women, CDC data reveals

Hospital giant HCA fends off accusations of questionable inpatient admissions

For Republican candidates, talk about moms and babies is a thorny issue

Centene showers politicians with millions as it courts contracts and settles overbilling allegations

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