Medicaid
HIV Rates Are Surging in Georgia. The GOP Governor Is Blocking Patients from Medicaid.
Experts say Georgia’s inaction on expanding access to Medicaid is fueling the rise in new HIV infections.
Why Native Americans Could Never Count on Roe
Hyde Amendment restrictions have effectively denied Native people access to abortion services for decades.
Inside the Fight to Protect Black Moms and Babies
Black and Indigenous moms are 2 to 3 times likelier to die in childbirth than white moms.
12 Years of Smuggling Women and Selling Their Babies Only Got This Guy 6 Years in Prison
Paul Petersen organized the pregnant women's flights into Arkansas, Arizona, or Utah, where they'd stay with other pregnant Marshallese women at a home he financed.
Red States Keep Voting to Give Government Health Care to Poor People
In states without Medicaid expansion, it can be virtually impossible to qualify for the program unless you’re pregnant, an extremely low-income parent, or deeply ill and disabled.
Maybe Don't Post Photos of Your Aston Martin on Instagram If You're Allegedly Stealing Millions From Medicaid?
Timothy Harron and his wife, Latisha, were arrested in Las Vegas and charged with stealing $13 million from North Carolina’s healthcare program.
Southern Republicans Lifting Coronavirus Lockdowns Are Also Keeping the Working Poor From Health Coverage
The six states banding together to lift coronavirus restrictions have also refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions without health insurance.
How Coronavirus Could Actually Give Americans a Stronger Financial Safety Net
Progressive dreams like universal paid sick and family leave — and even universal basic income — might suddenly be within reach.
Watch Mike Pence Get Grilled by a Doctor Over Medicaid
The administration's new measure would allow states to pick and choose which medications are paid for, and cut coverage of services not seen as essential.
Medicaid Should Cover Gender Treatments for Trans Youth in Every State
Minnesota has expanded its state healthcare coverage to include life-saving transition-related procedures and medications. The rest of the country needs to get up to speed.
No One Knows How Many People Are Deported Due to Mental Illness
Lack of access to services like Medicaid leaves undocumented people more vulnerable to encounters with law enforcement.
Imagine Being Kicked off Your Health Insurance Two Months After Giving Birth
The U.S. is one of only three countries where maternal deaths are on the rise—yet new moms are still losing their Medicaid health coverage shortly after delivery.