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Alabama Political Reporter
A new study found that Southern states with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw fewer declines in people's health, resulting in an overall improvement in health for low-income adults.
The study, published by Health Affairs, examined 12 Southern states to compare those that had expanded Medicaid, like Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and West Virginia, and those that have not, like Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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The Associated Press via Chattanooga Times Free Press
Gov. Bill Lee says he's hopeful Tennessee will have a response by this summer from the federal government on a request to become the first state to receive funding in a lump sum for its Medicaid program.
Lee, a Republican, told reporters Friday he believed a response would arrive during the summer months because federal officials had said they wouldn't have an answer in the spring.
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The Washington Post via San Francisco Chronicle
Expanding Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act may have saved as many as 8,132 people from fatal opioid overdoses, virtually all involving heroin and fentantyl, a study released Friday suggests.
The research is the latest evidence that allowing more people to enroll in Medicaid has saved lives and improved health.
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KSL-TV
Medicaid expansion improves new mothers' access to care after delivery, especially for those at high risk of postpartum complications, according to a new study.
The findings shed light on successes of expansion, as well as the need for increased access to postpartum care, researchers said.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
New York's health care industry is waiting with some trepidation to see how Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to plug an over $8 billion hole in the state's Medicaid program.
The Democrat is expected to release his annual budget proposal in the next two weeks, and the stickiest issue he has to address will be how to curtail spending on the program, which last year soared over its budget.
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The Associated Press via Miami Herald
Kansas lawmakers returned Monday to the Statehouse to open their annual session expecting big debates on tax cuts and Medicaid expansion.
Top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature planned to push again this year for income tax cuts after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two bills last year. GOP leaders want to provide relief to individuals and businesses paying more to the state because of changes in federal tax laws at the end of 2017 championed by President Donald Trump.
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Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina, particularly its unyielding Senate Republican leadership, is in the national spotlight on Medicaid expansion as the legislature resumes its 2019 session Tuesday.
A first-term Democratic governor and the Republican senate majority leader in Kansas agreed on a compromise last week that would allow it to become the 38th state — and 15th red — to expand its Medicaid program.
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Leavenworth Times
State lawmakers are scheduled to return to Topeka, Kansas, on Monday to begin the 2020 legislative session.
And like most years, passing a budget for the state government will be one of the major issues facing legislators.
State Rep. David French, R-Lansing, said passing a balanced budget is really the only requirement of the Legislature in the state's Constitution.
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The Mercury
Following Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning's announcement Thursday about bipartisan Medicaid expansion plans in 2020, some area representatives are rejoicing, while one is not.
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Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska Medicaid and Long Term Care Director Matthew Van Patton will leave his job effective Feb. 7, Department of Health and Human Services CEO Dannette Smith announced Monday.
Van Patton has been the Nebraska director nearly two years.
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