Federal agency asks states to pause Medicaid unwinding; DHS says request does not apply to Arkansas

"DHS has disenrolled more than 144,000 Arkansans from Medicaid... About 36% of the state’s disenrolled Medicaid clients from April through June were children"

#Arkansas #Medicaid #MedicaidExpansion #ARNews

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/08/30/federal-agency-asks-states-to-pause-medicaid-unwinding-dhs-says-request-does-not-apply-to-arkansas/

Georgia (USA) Gov. Kemp refuses to expand Medicaid to poor/low income people primarily because he doesn't want to appear "liberal" to his followers. As a result, people who have long term conditions like HIV & comorbidities cannot pay for care. This is life/death for them. His ambition vs their lives. #Medicaidexpansion #HIVsurge #BrianKemp #truthbrigade

#MedicaidExpansion
EDITORIAL
Proof that Medicaid expansion would help Texans is close by
From one side of Texarkana to the other, divide starkly illustrates how much the Lone Star State lags https://douglasmpierre.substack.com/p/editorial-proof-that-medicaid-expansion/comments?justPublished=true&embeddedPostPublications=&autoSharedOnTwitter=false

#Mississippi #MedicaidExpansion This is necropolitics.

Mississippi, a state which ranks among the lowest in health indicators & among the highest in poverty rates, is refusing to accept $1.35 billion in Medicaid dollars to cover medical care. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1640775327013126144.html

#MedicaidExpansion A sad state of affairs. You can repeat this scenario for Texas and Florida. Places that do not believe poor people have a right to healthcare ‘We’re Going Away’: A State’s Choice to Forgo Medicaid Funds Is Killing Hospitals https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/us/politics/mississippi-medicaid-hospitals.html

Rural Americans Are Losing Hospitals Because Republicans Are Refusing To Expand Medicaid

https://youtu.be/0TMl02iS9H8

Mississippi has rejected federal funds to expand Medicaid and rural hospitals in the state are paying the price. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET.

#Mississippi #Medicaid #MedicaidExpansion #AffordableCareAct #Obamacare #TYT #TYTNetwork #SouthernStrategy #TheYoungTurks

A good day in NC as Gov. Cooper signs HB-76, Medicaid Expansion.
#ncpol #MedicaidExpansion

With a rally in the Capitol rotunda, #WiPoorCampaign calls on lawmakers to pass #MedicaidExpansion and visits offices of #JointFinanceCommittee members. @erikgunn reports.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/03/23/poor-peoples-campaign-takes-medicaid-expansion-advocacy-to-the-halls-of-the-capitol/

HB-76 is in it’s way to the Governor.
#MedicaidExpansion

Center on Budget: "By passing #MedicaidExpansion, an estimated 600,000 North Carolinians will now have a pathway to accessible, affordable healthcare.

That leaves just 10 states left who have yet to expand #Medicaid." #NorthCarolina

Amazing what the #ACA accomplished. And amazing that some politicians would rather throw their constituents under the bus.

Why the South has such low credit scores - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/17/bad-southern-credit-scores/

#AffordableCareAct #Obamacare #MedicaidExpansion #Poverty #MedicalDebt #CreditScore

Let’s all be very clear-this isn’t about “…starting a discussion.” This is a clear attempt to begin to repeal/rollback #MedicaidExpansion. #Idaho Medicaid Expansion increases access to health care for so many Idahoans/saves lives/decreases long-term health care costs. #Medicine

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/02/10/idaho-health-committee-chair-says-medicaid-expansion-repeal-bill-is-just-to-open-discussion/

#SOTU, Inflation Reduction, and Med Pricing

State of The Union speech often reminds me of a report card. Let's briefly review some key terms used in the #SOTU, like #inflationreductionact #drugpricing #medicaidexpansion, and #donutholes

Maybe you'll agree with my grading on the exec branch's performance. (forewarning: I am a tough critic thanks to my South-Asian genes!)

https://ankitasagarmd.substack.com/p/sotu-inflation-reduction-and-med?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1298626&post_id=101767654&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/17/hospital-obstetrics-chopping-block #ObGynodon #MedMastodon #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #obgyn #maternitycareaccess #MaternityCare #access #Medicaidexpansion

If Henry McMaster would allow #MedicaidExpansion our elderly could afford better assisted living facilities.

NC has missed out on $17.44 billion in federal funds. That is money North Carolina taxpayers already send to Washington that’s paying more than 90% of the Medicaid expansion costs in 39 other states and Washington, DC. #medicaidexpansion #ncpol

1. SD voters adopted #MedicaidExpansion! Once implemented, over 40k more adults with low incomes will be eligible for health coverage.

2. Voters in CA, KY, Michigan, MT, and VT overwhelmingly voted in favor of pro-abortion ballot measures and voted against anti-abortion ballot measures!

3. AZ adopted a cap on interest and limit on wage garnishment for #medicaldebt.

Life-changing & saving. 🙌🏼