This analysis, based on findings from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey, focuses on women with children ages 5 & under and their perceptions on how easy or difficult they feel it is to access a range of services that are important to the health of women and families, including maternity care, Medicaid coverage, food…
Join us Thursday, October 24, at 1pm ET for a webinar sponsored by Personify Health on how employers navigate the intricate challenges posed by rising healthcare costs while prioritizing employee health and well-being. The post How Do Employers Address Rising Healthcare Costs? appeared first on MedCity News.
This page provides access to the reports stemming from the 50-state Medicaid budget surveys published annually since 2000 by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). It tracks trends in Medicaid spending and enrollment, as well as Medicaid policy actions around eligibility and enrollment, provider rates, provider taxes/fees, premiums and cost-sharing, benefits and pharmacy, long-term care and…
This brief analyzes Medicaid enrollment and spending trends for FY 2024 and FY 2025, based on data provided by state Medicaid directors as part of the 24th annual survey of Medicaid directors.
This report highlights certain policies in place in state Medicaid programs in FY 2024 and policy changes implemented or planned for FY 2025, which began on July 1, 2024 for most states.
Jackie Fortiér reported the audio story. When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would the patient like the radiologist to examine the images for heart disease risk? That’s what happened recently when a colleague visited Washington Radiology,…
En noviembre, los votantes de 10 estados decidirán si protegerán o ampliarán, o no, el derecho al aborto. Entre ellos, se encuentran estados que son terreno fuerte de la batalla electoral como Arizona y Nevada, y bastiones republicanos como Dakota del Sur y Missouri. En Maryland, donde el aborto es legal, una enmienda propuesta es…
Voters in 10 states will consider whether or not to protect or expand abortion rights in November. That includes battleground states such as Arizona and Nevada and such Republican strongholds as South Dakota and Missouri. In Maryland, where abortion is legal, a proposed amendment is much broader than many abortion-related ballot questions in other states….
Costs are limiting states’ coverage of obesity drugs and could affect other Medicaid priorities States expect national Medicaid enrollment to decline by about 4% and state Medicaid spending to rise by 7% in fiscal year (FY) 2025. These rates follow a larger but anticipated enrollment decline and state spending increase in FY 2024, as pandemic-era…More
During a panel discussion at HLTH, Chelsea Clinton shared three things she wants healthcare leaders to know going into the election when it comes to reproductive health. The post Chelsea Clinton on Reproductive Rights: 3 Things to Know appeared first on MedCity News.