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It has been well documented that Medicaid enrollees face barriers to health care, including costs of care, difficulties accessing providers and insurance-based discrimination when accessing care, among others. These barriers have resulted in decreased…
On the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we have reached the lowest uninsured rate our country has ever had - 8.9%. This report celebrates the coverage gains obtained since the enactment…
The cost of health care in the U.S. has been rising at an unsustainable rate for far too long. Nearly half of all Americans have had to forgo medical care due to cost, and…
Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many individuals leaving prison or jail were not eligible for Medicaid because coverage was not available to most childless low-income adults. The ACA changed this dynamic, and…
This road map offers a framework for state Medicaid programs to scale up and fund evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) programs to improve outcomes for mothers and their children. The road map will outline options…
Most of America’s uninsured qualify for health coverage but are not enrolled, often because of administrative obstacles to participation. To surmount those obstacles, a key feature of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) statutory design…
As state advocates prepare for the 2022 legislative sessions, this paper highlights a series of examples of state-level policies that prioritize the health of families by investing in intergenerational approaches. These approaches include increasing…
Congress is working to pass a vitally important budget reconciliation bill that would significantly lower health care costs, narrow racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and ensure everyone in America can…
Community-based organizations (CBOs) have long played a key role in advancing equity and supporting the health of moms and babies. CBOs address critical gaps and unmet maternal and child health needs in communities of…
Following the deadliest pandemic in more than a century and the sharpest economic downturn since the Great Depression, Americans understand, more clearly than ever before, that our nation’s capacity to thrive depends on health…