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Roughly 200 people in Nebraska lost Medicaid on Aug. 1
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (391+ words) It’s the first wave of terminations under new federal work requirements. And it may portend what’s to come for the rest of the country. Americans have officially started to lose their Medicaid coverage as new so-called “work requirements” kick in…...
Quorum Health, a private equity-backed hospital chain, is going nonprofit
3+ week, 2+ day ago (509+ words) After years of trying different strategies, one private equity backed company has decided its best, and maybe only, option is to turn its 11 hospitals back into nonprofits. In late May, Gregory Brentano attended a meeting with about 50 community healthcare leaders....
Millions drop ACA insurance as premiums rise
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (292+ words) Three million fewer people had Affordable Care Act plans in February compared to last year. Much of the drop is likely due to the end of the pandemic-era enhanced subsidies. About 3 million fewer people have Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance…...
This union negotiated hospital prices to save on healthcare
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) Fed up with rising healthcare costs, one New York union cut out the middleman and is on track to save tens of millions of dollars. Healthcare costs have risen so much that for a company to insure a family of…...
Fewer insurers are offering Affordable Care Act plans
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (373+ words) Aetna and Cigna are among the insurance companies leaving the marketplace in some states. For the first time in years, the number of insurers offering ACA plans has dropped, too, according to a new analysis from the health policy nonprofit…...
What a hospital closure meant for the economy of this Alabama town
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (791+ words) Hospitals are both healthcare centers and economic hubs for rural communities. We’re reporting on how changes in federal policy show up in rural healthcare. And what that means for the economy wherever you are. We visited Thomasville, a town of…...
What happens when we lose healthcare coverage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) Cuts to safety net programs have lasting effects. Plus: Central banks, personal incomes, abandoned oil wells, and “trimmed mean” PCE. The decline of a statistic known as personal income excluding transfers is seen as one indicator of a recession. When…...
“We know what happens when people don’t have health coverage”
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (806+ words) History holds some clues about what’s likely to happen as the new Medicaid work requirements and other cuts are implemented. Working in health policy these days sort of feels, to Camille Richoux, like being the scientist at the beginning of…...
Nearly 5 million people could drop ACA coverage this year, pushing premiums even higher
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) KFF estimates a more than 20% decline, driven largely by the expiration of enhanced subsidies that made marketplace insurance affordable for millions. When open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans closed for 2026, about 23 million people had signed up — over a million…...
Nebraska becomes the first state to roll out Medicaid work requirements
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) Nebraskans will now need to meet new requirements to keep Medicaid. Advocates fear that many will lose coverage because of paperwork, not eligibility. This month, Nebraska became the first state to start implementing a new federal law that requires proof…...