美国国家公共电台 NPR Voters In 4 States Set To Decide On Medicaid Expansion

Voters In 4 States Set To Decide On Medicaid Expansion RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Next week, voters in three states consider whether to do something their state governments did not - expand the Medicaid health insurance program, as most states did under Ob

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay

DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, let's hear now how a Trump presidency could remake one federal program. Medicaid provides health insurance for the poor and disabled. To run the agency that oversees Medicaid and also Medicare, Donald Trump has nominated the a

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This is Morning Edition from NPR news. Im Steven Inskeep, as we reported on this program medicaid has become the single biggest budget item for most states. Nearly all of them are trying to limit the growth of the health program for the poor and no

Getting Paid to Look After Elderly Relatives

Millions of Americans are looking after an older family member. A survey a few years ago put the value of family care-giving at $375 billion a year. And while care-giving has traditionally been something family members do for their elders, a growing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Texas Braces For Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow up on a statement made a lot about a Republican health care plan. In its current form, the bill is likely to cost many people who voted for President Trump. Older people with lower incomes, for example, would pay mor

美国国家公共电台 NPR It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Republican House leaders are making last-minute changes to their health care proposal in a bid to woo more conservatives ahead of a vote scheduled for Thursday. One of those changes would let states impose work requirements on so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Montana Insurers Say Medicaid Cuts Would Drive Up Cost Of Private Health Plans

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Many of those who support the deep cuts to Medicaid called for in the Republican health care bills say it's simply too expensive. But some health insurers say if Medicaid shrinks, that could lead to higher costs for everyone. Eri

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections

After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: For the first time, the question of whether to expand Medicaid in a state was put to voters. That happened yesterday in Maine, and the measure was overwhel

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Trump administration has moved quickly to let states impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. Kentucky got the green light today. Indiana is likely to get approval soon. Some people consider the work requirement go

美国国家公共电台 NPR Part Of Oregon's Funding Plan For Medicaid Goes Before Voters

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When the Affordable Care Act became law, the state of Oregon embraced it. As a result, some 95 percent of Oregonians now have health insurance, one of the highest rates in the nation. That's due in part to Medicaid expansion. Tod

美国国家公共电台 NPR Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Those watching today as Senate Republicans unveil a health plan include people who depend on rural hospitals. These small facilities are sometimes the only hospitals for miles. Many serve the red parts of your political map, which

美国国家公共电台 NPR GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: One of the really big challenges in revamping health care is funding Medicaid, the federal program for low-income or needy people. House Republicans voted to cut it dramatically this spring. Behind closed doors, the Senate

美国国家公共电台 NPR Disability Advocates Fear Impact Of Medicaid Cuts In GOP Health Plan

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Republican health care plan the House passed back in May dramatically scales back Medicaid funding. The Senate is wrestling with that issue now, and it's a huge sticking point. So we're taking a look at where Medicaid money a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Investigation: Patients' Drug Options Under Medicaid Heavily Influenced By Drugmakers

NOEL KING, HOST: We have a story now about something called the preferred drug list. It's a powerful tool that states use to try to control spending on prescription drugs in their Medicaid programs. Now, the Center for Public Integrity and NPR conduc

美国国家公共电台 NPR States Question Costs Of Middlemen That Manage Medicaid Drug Benefits

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. We've been reporting on how state Medicaid programs are struggling to keep up with rising prescription drug costs. States spend more than $30 billion a year on medications for the poor and disabled. Now, some states are

美国国家公共电台 NPR Big Tobacco Spends Big To Block A Tax And Medicaid Expansion In Montana

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now we're going to look at how one issue in one race is playing out. The tobacco industry is pouring money into Montana to fight a ballot initiative that would raise tobacco taxes to pay for Medicaid expansion. Montana

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GWEN IFILL: The health law was the subject of a rare public conversation between President Obama and former President Clinton today.They sat down together at the Clinton Global Initiative, where President Obama referred to the showdown in Washington

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JUDY WOODRUFF:Ever since the Supreme Court ruled that states do not have to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, there have been big battles over that issue. One bipartisan alternative has emerged in Arkansas that appeals to some other

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GWEN IFILL: Our next story is about Medicaid. The government health insurance program recently expanded to millions of Americans. Although often considered free health insurance for the poor, federal law requires Medicaid to charge recipients for cer

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Obamacare Here to Stay, Some States Revive Medicaid Expansion

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The Republicans' failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act opened up an opportunity for advocates wanting to expand Medicaid. They see one last chance to get billions of federal dollars for their states and cover hundred