National Millions of kids qualify for Medicaid. Biden funds outreach to boost enrollment More than half of uninsured kids qualify for free coverage but don't know it. The government has released $49 million to get the word out, especially as the end of the COVID health emergency looms. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health New federal funds spur expansion of home care services for the elderly and disabled These services can make the difference between being able to live at home with family or landing in a nursing facility. But state Medicaid programs don't always pay for them. Selena Simmons-Duffin
National Coronavirus Reset: How To Get Health Insurance Now Many of the millions of Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here's a start to finding help. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Politics Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants States can now apply to set up their Medicaid program with capped funding from the federal government. With this move, the administration delivers on a long-held conservative goal. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health A Decade Marked By Outrage Over Drug Prices Nearly 1 in 4 Americans has trouble affording prescription drugs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Over the past decade, high prices of several medicines have become flashpoints. Sydney Lupkin
Health Rash of nursing home closures in Washington prompts proposals to raise Medicaid rates In response to a rash of nursing home closures in Washington, a Republican state senator is calling for an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates and other steps to stave off additional closures. Austin Jenkins
Health Fewer Children Had Health Insurance In 2018, Census Data Shows After years of decline, rates of uninsured children on on the rise. Immigrants and Hispanics saw large growth, possibly because of Trump administration policies. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Politics 5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend U.S. Health System If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions. Julie Rovner
Politics Supreme Court Ducks Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood. Nina Totenberg Domenico Montanaro
Health Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don't Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise Economic growth usually means more kids get health insurance, but that's not been the case during the Trump years, a study shows. For the first time in a decade, the uninsured rate for children is up. Phil Galewitz
