2017

How the Tax Bill Will Force States to Cut Medicaid

One of the most destructive ways the tax bill attacks health care has gotten the least attention. In addition to kicking people off coverage by repealing the individual mandate and ...

How Does Graham-Cassidy Compare to Previous Repeal Bills?

Graham-Cassidy has the same destructive elements that senators of both parties and the American people rejected earlier this year. Learn more. The majority of people in this country want Congress ...

1115 Waiver Transparency Requirements and Developing a Waiver Advocacy Strategy

Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows the Secretary of Health and Human services to waive certain Medicaid requirements to give states the flexibility to test new benefit designs and new app...

What’s Next for Health Care in Congress: Medicaid, CHIP, and Bipartisan Reform

Congress has left D.C. for the summer without passing legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or cut Medicaid. Leadership and rank-and-file representatives and senators on both sides of th...

The House Republicans’ Health Care Outline Would Eviscerate Medicaid

House Republican leadership has just released their plan for health care "reform." The plan includes sweeping changes to Medicaid that would end the Medicaid expansion's extra payments to states, ef...

Medicaid Caps Stick It to States with Smaller Medicaid Budgets

More than $18,000 to spend on Medicaid for each person in Alaska; Nevada gets just over $4,000. Does that sound fair? Well, that’s the funding formula in the GOP health care repeal plan. States that...

3 Reasons to Renew Funding for CHIP

Three reasons to renew funding for CHIP, the country’s only health insurance program designed for low-income families with children. Learn more about CHIP. ...

Four Reasons Planned Parenthood Is an Essential Health Care Provider

Update (6/05/17): Funding for these essential health care services is threatened by potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Learn how you can help stop repeal! Planned Parenthood provides esse...

Spread the Word: Enrollment Is Still Open

Last night, news broke that the Trump administration has stopped advertising and outreach for the final few days of the fourth open enrollment period. Even though the ads have stopped, the open enro...

What Will Happen to All of Us with Life-Threatening Chronic Conditions?

This story was shared with us by Maryann H. of California. She is one of the millions of people who would be harmed if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act without an equal replacement. Learn ab...