How States Can Use Tax and Unemployment Filings to Sign People Up for Health...
This spring, as millions of people prepared their taxes, an increasing number of states were using the tax-filing process to connect those who are eligible but uninsured with comprehensive, affordable...
View ArticleNew Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms Report Examines State...
By Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms Faculty Health insurers’ use of prior authorization – a medical management tool requiring providers to seek the insurer’s approval before...
View ArticleBiden Administration Proposes Rule To Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reporting
By Sheela Ranganathan and Maanasa Kona, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms Amidst the growing interest among policymakers to protect patients from medical debt and its negative...
View ArticleFuture of Medicaid Likely Hinges on Election but Voters Are Not Yet Hearing...
By Joan Alker and Michael Perry We’ve worked on Medicaid policy and/or public opinion research for three decades now and have observed its growing importance as the backbone of our health care system –...
View ArticleHealthy Kids Need a Healthy Democracy: The Role of Enrollment Assisters in...
By: Maria Bobrowski-Artola In the realm of public health, there is a growing recognition that civic engagement is not just a societal responsibility but a vital component of overall health. With...
View ArticleUnpacking the Unwinding: Medicaid to Marketplace Coverage Transitions
By Emma Walsh-Alker Background As Medicaid unwinding draws to a close, millions of people have had to find new health coverage options, many of them through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces....
View ArticleStates Make Strides, Share Lessons in Financing Infant and Early Childhood...
By: Alex Busuito In the first five years of life, children develop the social, emotional, and cognitive capacities that are the foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing. A significant financial...
View ArticleCongressional Appropriations Proposals Cut Maternal Health Investments
By: Elizabeth Wright Burak, Kay Johnson, and Tanesha Mondestin In 2022, the maternal mortality rate for 2022 decreased to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 32.9 in 2022....
View ArticleA Look at Maternal Health Legislation in the 118th Congress
By: Tanesha Mondestin and Kay Johnson Maternal health continues to be a priority in Congress. We previously scanned maternal health legislation that Members of Congress may consider in the 2022 “Lame...
View ArticleHouse Budget Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Healthy Start, a Proven Program to...
By Kay Johnson For more than 30 years, the federal Healthy Start program has been investing in community-based solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality in communities with infant mortality...
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