Posts for Coverage for the Uninsured
Florida Needs More Than Flowers
Last June, following the mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina, Anton Gunn, a South Carolinian and Community Catalyst board member, commented on Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) change of heart about taking down the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South...
Full Steam Ahead! Advocates Shaping the Conversation on Closing the Gap in Idaho
After years of silence within the Idaho Legislature on closing the coverage gap, and no visible intention of addressing it in the 2016 legislative session, advocates refused to leave 78,000 Idahoans in the gap and successfully shifted the conversation on...
With Health Policy Lemons, Florida Advocates Make Lemonade: Protecting Consumers From Unfair Surprise Medical Bills
Despite political opposition to the Affordable Care Act at the highest levels of state government, Florida led the nation as the state with the most people gaining new health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. However, for Floridians with coverage,...
UnitedHealth’s Marketplace Plans So Good, They’re Not Going To Offer Them Anymore
Recently, UnitedHealth Group signaled they will be exiting Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces in several states following losses they sustained because too many sick people are buying their plans and using their insurance. UnitedHealth seems to have learned what many...
Closing the Coverage Gap Helps Knock Down Stubborn Health Disparities
The fourth in our National Minority Health Month blog series. For National Minority Health month, we are celebrating the 32 states including the District of Columbia that have chosen to close the coverage gap. Not only have these states extended...
Best Practices in Ensuring Health Coverage for All Children
Earlier this month, Florida joined 29 other states that offer Medicaid and CHIP coverage to children and pregnant women who legally reside in this country under five years. We, in Ohio, celebrate this monumental step with our friends in Florida....
The Takeaway: Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming
Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming Despite the health, economic and fiscal benefits of closing the coverage gap for people who fall between state Medicaid eligibility levels and eligibility for subsidized Exchange coverage,...
New Tool to Improve Behavioral Health in Medicaid and CHIP
Finally we have the tools we need to ensure Medicaid appropriately serves behavioral health consumers.
The Takeaway: Cruz Issues An ACA Replacement Plan (April Fool)
Actually, he has done no such thing. His willingness to bring the federal government to a grinding halt in order to grandstand on the issue earned him a lot of notoriety. But when it comes to “replace,” the candidate remains vague at best.
Florida Needs More Than Flowers
Last June, following the mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina, Anton Gunn, a South Carolinian and Community Catalyst board member, commented on Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) change of heart about taking down the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South...
Full Steam Ahead! Advocates Shaping the Conversation on Closing the Gap in Idaho
After years of silence within the Idaho Legislature on closing the coverage gap, and no visible intention of addressing it in the 2016 legislative session, advocates refused to leave 78,000 Idahoans in the gap and successfully shifted the conversation on...
With Health Policy Lemons, Florida Advocates Make Lemonade: Protecting Consumers From Unfair Surprise Medical Bills
Despite political opposition to the Affordable Care Act at the highest levels of state government, Florida led the nation as the state with the most people gaining new health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. However, for Floridians with coverage,...
UnitedHealth’s Marketplace Plans So Good, They’re Not Going To Offer Them Anymore
Recently, UnitedHealth Group signaled they will be exiting Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces in several states following losses they sustained because too many sick people are buying their plans and using their insurance. UnitedHealth seems to have learned what many...
Closing the Coverage Gap Helps Knock Down Stubborn Health Disparities
The fourth in our National Minority Health Month blog series. For National Minority Health month, we are celebrating the 32 states including the District of Columbia that have chosen to close the coverage gap. Not only have these states extended...
Best Practices in Ensuring Health Coverage for All Children
Earlier this month, Florida joined 29 other states that offer Medicaid and CHIP coverage to children and pregnant women who legally reside in this country under five years. We, in Ohio, celebrate this monumental step with our friends in Florida....
The Takeaway: Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming
Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming Despite the health, economic and fiscal benefits of closing the coverage gap for people who fall between state Medicaid eligibility levels and eligibility for subsidized Exchange coverage,...
New Tool to Improve Behavioral Health in Medicaid and CHIP
Finally we have the tools we need to ensure Medicaid appropriately serves behavioral health consumers.
The Takeaway: Cruz Issues An ACA Replacement Plan (April Fool)
Actually, he has done no such thing. His willingness to bring the federal government to a grinding halt in order to grandstand on the issue earned him a lot of notoriety. But when it comes to “replace,” the candidate remains vague at best.