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Health Affairs
Too often, women struggle to get the care they need in the fourth trimester, the 12 weeks following childbirth during which a woman recovers from birth and transitions to nurture and care for her infant. This is a critical time: Women are more likely to die of pregnancy-related conditions in the weeks following birth than during pregnancy or delivery. The maternal mortality rate in the US has increased since 2000.
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CNBC
The Affordable Care Act once again faces legal hurdles after President Donald Trump and his administration supported a lawsuit questioning the healthcare law's constitutionality.
If the lawsuit succeeds and the courts decide to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, millions of Americans could lose their healthcare if a replacement plan is not established. Though Trump wanted to replace the law with a new Republican plan before the 2020 elections, the GOP refused to bring forward its own proposal until it wins a majority in the House of Representatives.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
A bill that seeks to limit the impact of a controversial new Medicaid work requirement is now headed to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's desk.
The so-called community engagement requirement is set to take effect in June. It will require some low-income people who get their health insurance through the state's expanded Medicaid program to complete 100 hours of work or other qualifying activities each month or risk losing their coverage.
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WKOW-TV
A Democratic lawmaker who sits on the legislature's budget writing committee thinks Republicans might find an alternative to accepting federal money to expand Medicaid. Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) said some Republican members on the Joint Committee on Finance might be open to compromise on Medicaid expansion, but said they will likely do it in a way to take credit for it.
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Watch how Kern Health Systems, a large Medicaid organization in California, uses Jiva—the industry’s leading PHM platform—to achieve seamless integration and single sign-on while also streamlining workflows, lowering costs, and improving overall health outcomes for its members.
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Deseret News
Utah's Medicaid expansion — though it covers less than the estimated 150,000 Utahns that would have been covered under voter-approved Proposition 3 — has still been viewed as a positive for treatment providers who help Utahns escape the throes of drug addiction.
Yet, even for them, it comes with a catch.
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Leavenworth TImes
A contingent of House Republicans abandoned plans Saturday to force a vote on Kansas Medicaid expansion, choosing instead to adopt a revised state spending plan and clear a path to end the session. Moderate Republicans had joined with Democrats in the House to reject two rounds of budget proposals on Friday, but enthusiasm waned Saturday night as the House chamber was locked down for two hours and maximum pressure was applied.
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The Orange County Register
Although state officials know how many children have enrolled, California doesn't track how often young people in the program visit the doctor or dentist or whether it saves the state money by keeping children out of emergency rooms. That makes it difficult to definitively assess its impact.
But those working with the program see it as a success for families who use it, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented adults younger than 26.
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Politico
Tennessee is charging ahead to become the first state in the nation to ask the Trump administration for Medicaid funding in a lump sum — a radical overhaul of the entitlement program that critics warn could force major cutbacks in health coverage for low-income people.
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WLRN-TV
Transportation options for Medicaid patients could be just an app away. Lawmakers this week gave final approval to a bill that would allow ride-share companies, such as Uber or Lyft, to provide non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid patients.
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