Work Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost? 

Republicans have long pushed to force working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid to show they are, in fact, working.  Party members argue Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded program for people with low incomes and disabilities, shouldn’t cover Americans who aren’t actively trying to improve their financial situations. And Republicans are closer than ever to achieving a national work…

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Public Health Departments Face a Post-Covid Funding Crash

During the coronavirus pandemic, states received a rush of funding from the federal government to bolster their fight against the disease. In many cases, that cash flowed into state and local health departments, fueling a staffing surge to handle, among other things, contact tracing and vaccination efforts. But public health leaders quickly identified a familiar…

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6 Health Systems that Faced Worker Strikes This Month

Healthcare workers at six health systems across the country have launched strikes in July so far. These healthcare employees cite unsafe staffing levels, low wages and retaliation against union organizers as their main reasons for going on strike. The post 6 Health Systems that Faced Worker Strikes This Month appeared first on MedCity News.

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