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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

This policy would be particularly significant in states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , because justice-involved populations largely intersect with those made eligible for Medicaid in expansion states (namely, people who earn less than 138% of the federal poverty level). Legislation like H.R. 3514 and S.2628

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Healthcare and the F-Word: Health Politics Rank High on November 6, 2018

Health Populi

There will be major health care access implications based on who is voted into their State leadership positions specifically on whether Governors will expand Medicaid to health citizens. Virginia will expand Medicaid on January 1, 2019, McDonough asserted, noting that they’ll be state #32 in Medicaid expansion.

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Thinking About Health Care One Year From the 2020 Presidential Election

Health Populi

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S.

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