Health Care / Medicaid
The federal-state health insurance program for low-income Americans will be greatly expanded under the Affordable Car Act. Century’s work analyzes the long-standing difficulties facing Medicaid and the challenges it faces under the new legislation.
Featured Fellow
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Suzanne Mettler is the Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University, where she conducts research and teaches on American politics and public policy.
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Medicaid Heads to the Chopping Block - Again…
It’s starting to look like a sure thing: Medicaid will be a sacrificial cow in the battle to hammer out a bipartisan budget deal. The joint... -
The Snapshot: Don't End Medicaid as We Know It, Either
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Medicaid Savings in Ryan’s Plan Would Come At the Expense of the Poor
The “Path to Prosperity” budget proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), includes a plan to revamp Medicaid —which... -
Chastened on Medicare Cuts, GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid
The part of the Ryan budget proposal calling for an overhaul of Medicare—turning it into a voucher program for seniors to buy private ... -
Arizona's "Fat Tax" Punishes the Poor
The Wall Street Journal calls it the “ Medicaid Fat Fee ,” Time magazine refers to “ Arizona’s Flab Tax ” while Arizona’s top health...
Medicaid – All Content
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Should private citizens be allowed to sue their state Medicaid programs for imposing rate cuts on doctors and other providers? That’s the...Oct 6, 2011
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Should private citizens be allowed to sue their state Medicaid programs for imposing rate cuts on doctors and other providers? That’s the question...Oct 5, 2011
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How Cost-Sharing Leads to More Cost-Sharing: A Slippery SlopeSep 27, 2011
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Blog Post: Obama’s Plan and Medicaid: Promising Structural Changes But Worries About Cost-Shifting to StatesIn President Obama’s new deficit reduction plan , he makes the following promise:Sep 20, 2011
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The short-lived reprieve for Medicare and Medicaid is over. The no-longer sacrosanct government health programs will most definitely face cuts of...Aug 9, 2011
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today revealed his own budget proposal, which would hand Obama the full $2.4 trillion borrowing authority he ...Jul 25, 2011
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Blog Post: South Carolina: The Latest Medicaid Cuts"It's going to get a whole lot tougher for people on Medicaid to find a doctor,” says Fran Kunda, a Spartanburg family doctor and chairwoman...Jul 19, 2011
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Blog Post: The Human Impact of Arizona's Medicaid Cuts" We regret the action Arizona is taking, " said Cindy Mann, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nonetheless, the agency...Jul 11, 2011
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The Snapshot by Ruy Teixeira.Jul 11, 2011
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I’ll have more to say about this study in another venue. (Until then, Naomi Freundlich , Jonathan Cohn , Ezra Klein , Gina Kolata , Austin...Jul 8, 2011
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Low-income people with Medicaid coverage go to the doctor more regularly, have reduced financial stress and generally report feeling happier and...Jul 8, 2011
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Low-income people with Medicaid coverage go to the doctor more regularly, have reduced financial stress and generally report feeling happier and...Jul 7, 2011
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Blog Post: The Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Illinois“It’s hard for me to believe that Medicaid won’t be the largest part of total state spending for quite a while, and that’s pretty...Jul 5, 2011
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In The News: The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities: It's Not Good, Especially in Red StatesHarold Pollack published in The New Republic.Jun 23, 2011
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I posted an item on the New Republic website about state policy trends in intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) services. I draw on the...Jun 23, 2011
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As some great philosophers noted yesterday and today , it’s odd to see Republicans touting low Medicaid reimbursement rates as an argument...Jun 17, 2011
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It’s starting to look like a sure thing: Medicaid will be a sacrificial cow in the battle to hammer out a bipartisan budget deal. The joint...Jun 17, 2011
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It’s starting to look like a sure thing: Medicaid will be a sacrificial cow in the battle to hammer out a bipartisan budget deal. The joint...Jun 16, 2011
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(Cross-posted on the Reality Based Community )Jun 16, 2011
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Harold Pollack published in Kaiser Health News.May 6, 2011
