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How Potential Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Could Trigger the Loss of a Million-Plus Jobs, Reduced Economic Activity, and Less State Revenue
Combined losses from proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would reach $1.1 trillion over a decade, including a $95 billion loss ...
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A New Federal Rule Can Help Ensure Patients Get the Behavioral Health Care They Need
A new federal rule strengthens prohibition on insurers and health plans putting greater limits on access to behavioral health ...
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Low Marketplace Premiums Often Reflect High Deductibles
A proposed ACA reform would shift the benchmark plan from silver to gold coverage and expand cost-sharing subsidies, reducing ...
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How Do We Pay for Medicaid?
This explainer looks at how Medicaid is funded jointly by the federal government and the states, the program’s spending, and ...
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Multisector Community-Driven Strategies to Improve Maternal Health
Support for multisector community-driven partnerships is a promising and important part of the response to the U.S. maternal ...
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How Affordable Is Job-Based Health Coverage for Workers?
The costs of job-based insurance paid by employees can pose a considerable financial burden, particularly for households with ...
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How the Federal Government Could Support Innovative Medicaid Payment Arrangements for High-Cost Drugs
Dima Hendricks has sickle cell disease, which is currently managed by an old medication, but she is hoping to take part in a ...
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Erik Wengle
Erik Wengle is a health policy manager at Elevance Health. Prior to joining Elevance, he was a research analyst at the Urban Institute, where he focused on marketplace plans, premiums, and access.