Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2022

Incarcerated individuals need health care, but punitive policies make securing access to care particularly difficult among this population, which numbers about 2.1 As a first step to protecting incarcerated individuals’ right to health, Congress should repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP).

Medicaid 293

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 293

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. At the end of the PHE, states began Medicaid disenrollment, and more than 7 million people have already lost health insurance this year. In short, the pandemic underscored the need for a rights-based approach to health in the U.S.,

COVID-19 157

COVID-19 Public Health ACA Health Insurance 157

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires Medicaid plans to publish and update accurate and searchable provider directories. Insurers should also work to decrease the shortage of mental health care providers in their networks.

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Lowering the costs of care, ensuring the integrity of Medicare benefits, ensuring that low-income people don’t lose Medicaid coverage, and lowering prescription drug prices gain majority support across all health care voters who say health care is extremely important in the choice for members of Congress this year.

Medicaid 76

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance ACA 76