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The Facts About Medicaid and Cancer
Medicaid provides essential health coverage to millions of lower income individuals in the U.S. It is funded jointly by the federal and state governments. Because access to health insurance coverage is a key factor in preventing, catching and treating cancer, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ... March 5 th report , as reported by NBCNews . It is not possible to cut that much spending in Medicaid without impacting the coverage and health care for the millions of people enrolled in the program, including patients with serious conditions like cancer who need treatments that are ...
Threats to Medicaid Funding: Changes to Provider Taxes & State-Directed Payments
Medicaid is a critical source of health insurance and coverage for more than 77 million Americans, including people with cancer who rely on the program for prevention, timely ... This factsheet outlines what these changes mean, the projected financial impact on states, and consequences for patient access to cancer care. Medicaid Funding Mechanisms: Provider Taxes and State Directed Payments The Medicaid program employs a joint financing mechanism that relies ... funding mechanism for Medicaid involves state-directed payments (SDPs) . These payments mandate managed care organizations — integrated health systems providing health care to members by reduce costs and improve quality — to financially compensate health care providers by raising ...
Survivor Views: Open Enrollment
... survey explores open enrollment, and the issues and priorities cancer patients and survivors consider as they make choices about purchasing health care coverage. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,279 patients and survivors nationwide who have been diagnosed with or treated for cancer in the last seven years. Of those, 57% have employer-provided health care coverage (722n), 28% are enrolled in Medicare (363n), 6% purchase their coverage privately such as through the marketplace (74n), and ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Wyoming
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 7,000 Wyomingites are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Wyoming will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Kansas
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 16,000 Kansans are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Kansas will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Wisconsin
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 49,000 Wisconsinites are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Wisconsin will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Florida
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 342,000 Floridians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Florida will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Georgia
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 167,000 Georgians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Georgia will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Alabama
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 61,000 Alabamians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Alabama will have fewer options for ...
Medicaid Cuts Put People with Cancer at Risk
In 2023 10% of adults with a history of cancer in the U.S. relied on Medicaid for their health care. [i] Additionally, over one-third of children newly diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. [ii] Access to affordable health insurance is crucial for individuals to receive necessary care, especially for those ...