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

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To assess the prevalence of ghost networks, Senate Finance Committee staffers conducted a secret shopper study of 120 mental health provider listings across 12 Medicare Advantage plans. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires Medicaid plans to publish and update accurate and searchable provider directories.

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

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