ORANGE, Va. — Alice Jacobs, 90, once owned a factory and horses. She has raised four children and buried two husbands. But years in an assisted living center drained her savings, and now she relies on Medicaid to pay for her care at Dogwood Village, a nonprofit, county-owned nursing home here. “You think you’ve got […]
House ACA Repeal Bill Puts Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs at Severe Risk
The Senate is currently considering the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — the House-passed bill that would not only effectively end the Medicaid expansion, but radically restructure federal financing for virtually the entire Medicaid program, threatening coverage for tens of millions of Americans. THESE CHANGES TO MEDICAID WOULD MAKE IT ESPECIALLY HARD FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH […]
Large Majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans Want Continued Federal Funding for Medicaid Expansion
MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS SEE MEDICAID AS WELFARE WHILE DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS SEE IT AS INSURANCE As Congress weighs major budget cuts and structural changes to Medicaid as part of its effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), majorities of the public are wary of those changes to the program that covers medical […]
The Better Care Reconciliation Act: the Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, explained
Senate Republicans on Thursday revealed the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill asks low- and middle-income Americans to spend significantly more for less coverage. The bill would roll back the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of the Medicaid program, which currently covers millions of low-income Americans, […]
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