Enlarge this image Jen Coghlan outside the home where she grew up in Perry, Iowa. Her father, Henry Ruhl, plans to leave…
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Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state’s next?
by Rachana Pradhan February 27, 2023Enlarge this image Idaho removed nearly 10,000 people from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years when enrollees couldn’t be reached. The episode…
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Red and blue states look to Medicaid to improve the health of people leaving prison
by Dan Gorenstein February 23, 2023Enlarge this image When he was in prison, Lee Reed was in agonizing back pain. His doctors there told him he needed…
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Enlarge this image George Mink Jr. is a health care outreach worker in Delaware County, Pa. He worries about what will happen…
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A SCOTUS nursing home case could limit the rights of millions of patients
by Farah Yousry November 6, 2022Enlarge this image Susie Talevski has gone through years of legal back-and-forth with the state agency in Indiana that operates the nursing…
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High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless
by Fred Clasen-Kelly September 15, 2022Enlarge this image Margaret Davis (left) and Delisa Williams (right) became acquainted when they moved into the Salvation Army Center of Hope…
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They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come
by Brett Kelman August 2, 2022Enlarge this image Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, dropped Katie Lester and her son Mason (right), because of a clerical error in 2019.…
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Millions of kids qualify for Medicaid. Biden funds outreach to boost enrollment
by Selena Simmons-Duffin July 19, 2022Enlarge this image Ana Elsy Ramirez Diaz holds her baby as he is seen by Dr. Margaret-Anne Fernandez during a checkup visit…