Attacks on Apple Health & Medicaid in the News
Roughly two-thirds of adults in the United States say they or a family member or close friend have relied on Medicaid. Medicaid is now the single largest payer for treatment of opioid and other substance abuse, and it covers care for other serious mental illness…
Politico: Republicans May Find It Harder to Cut Medicaid Than They Think
KFF: Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates
Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S. and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. If Congress makes cuts, 632,000 people in Washington state could lose coverage.
KFF: Eliminating the ACA Medicaid Expansion Match Could Reduce Total Medicaid Spending by Up To…
The impacts would be felt in both blue and red states and could effectively reverse and end the Medicaid expansion in most or all states that have adopted it.
Medicaid alone covers more than 40 percent of births in the United States. Far from being a handout, it is one of the most cost-effective insurance programs in the country, meaning there is very little fat to cut without immediately harming people…
New York Times: It’s hard to overstate how catastrophic the proposed cuts would be
For the first time in four years, financial losses at hospitals across Washington state are slowing down — and no hospitals are at risk of immediate closure. Since the pandemic, hospitals in Washington have lost $4.5 billion, according to the Washington State Hospital Association.
KUOW: Washington's Hospital System is Financially 'Fragile' Despite Improvements
New Talk KIT: How Many People in WA are on Medicaid? A Shocking Answer
Many people woke up this morning reading the news, discovering that there was a new federal funding freeze. This caused many Washington residents to be concerned if this would impact their Medicaid coverage. Nearly 1.9 million people in Washington State are on Medicaid. That's one in four people, according to a…
Georgetown University: Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid May Trigger Automatic Loss of Health…
Changes in federal budget funding can often seem remote. However, a simple reduction in federal funding for the Medicaid expansion population will have a very quick and direct effect in multiple states with millions losing their health coverage.
The New York Times: Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements
Medicaid has become deeply embedded in American life, covering nearly half of all children in the United States. It also pays for a significant portion of the nation’s nursing home care and mental health treatment.
Disability Scoop: Disability Advocates Sound Alarm Over Possible Medicaid Cuts…
The worries about Medicaid come as the program’s services for people with developmental disabilities are already under severe strain. Nearly 700,000 people across the country are on waiting lists for Medicaid waivers, which provide home and community…
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid: What to Watch in 2025
The most significant changes to Medicaid in 2025 could include federal funding cuts and financing reforms.