Health
Friday, May 10, 2024
Report: NV sees small decline in Medicaid, CHIP enrollment
The Medicaid and Nevada Check Up programs had more than 13,000 fewer children enrolled last year than during the pandemic, according to new research …
Friday, May 10, 2024
More than 300,000 Georgia kids lose health coverage post-COVID
More than 300,000 children have been dropped from Medicaid and Peach Care for kids since the pandemic ended. A report from the Georgetown University …
Friday, May 10, 2024
Illinois mother whose son died asks lawmakers to pass medical aid-in-dying bill
A Chicago mom who lost her son to cancer in 2022 is using the occasion of Mother's Day to call on Illinois lawmakers to pass medical aid-in-dying legi…
Thursday, May 9, 2024
UT among largest percentage declines in Medicaid, CHIP enrollment
A new report from Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families showed Utah is one of the states to see the largest percentage declines in …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Union coalition calls for CA worker climate bill of rights
Dozens of union members rallied Wednesday in Sacramento, calling on lawmakers to pass a set of bills called the California Worker Climate Bill of …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
SC scrambles to re-enroll kids dropped off post-COVID Medicaid rolls
More than 65,000 children in South Carolina have lost their health insurance through Medicaid, despite being eligible for coverage, according to a …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Medicaid 'unwinding' leaves thousands of LA children without coverage
More than 56,000 children in Louisiana have lost their health insurance through Medicaid last year, despite being eligible for coverage, according to …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
CT group helps residents with pandemic’s lingering impacts
Connecticut groups are still addressing the pandemic's aftermath. Along with connecting residents to vital services, United Way of Connecticut is …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
MT sees nation's highest percentage of kids losing Medicaid
More than 4 million children nationwide were removed from Medicaid and CHIP health coverage by the end of 2023 as the government reset the programs af…
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Report: 86,101 Colorado children removed from Medicaid insurance rolls
More than 4 million children in the U.S. lost their health insurance after automatic Medicaid coverage renewals enacted during the COVID public …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Report: AR among top states for children losing health coverage post-COVID
A new report showed the number of children covered by Medicaid varies widely between states as pandemic-era protections were lifted, with Arkansas …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
VA farmworkers get updated heat protection guidelines
Some Virginia farmworkers will have updated heat protection guidelines. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee is enacting heat and safety protections …