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... federal funding from a percentage match, wherein the program’s funding adjusts automatically to account for the number of enrollees and rising health care costs, to one where funding could be capped. These grants would apply specifically to the Medicaid expansion population and optional adult ... has the potential to significantly reduce low-income cancer patients, survivors and their families’ access to affordable, comprehensive health care in states that choose to apply.   Medicaid is the primary health insurance for nearly 65 million people, 2 million of whom have a ...

... This year, more than 3,000 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer and many will be uninsured. Access to affordable and comprehensive care is essential to detect, treat and survive cancer. "It’s important to prevent cancer or catch it very early when it can be treated easily. So ... expansion was associated with improved screening rates for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer. [iii] State economies, hospitals and health systems, and provider networks have become stronger, and Medicaid expansion has increased personal incomes and state revenues by creating ... and protecting jobs. States that fully expanded Medicaid eligibility saw rates of uninsured individuals decrease, reducing uncompensated health care costs. Hospitals are 84% less likely to close in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, [iv] and Affordable Care Act insurance ...

Washington, D.C., June 5, 2017 — Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of ...

... introduced a bill to expand KanCare, a move that would allow an estimated 165,000 low-income Kansans to gain access to comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage. Many of those who could gain coverage are currently uninsured – which is especially risky during a pandemic. A ... jobs, had their hours reduced, or otherwise faced serious economic hardship due to the coronavirus. Many have also lost their employer-sponsored health insurance and now find themselves uninsured. Providing these hard-working state residents a clear path to comprehensive and affordable ... of Kansas and our ability to end this pandemic is dependent on individuals and their family members being able to access comprehensive health care without delay. Because Medicaid provides health care to people who have lost a job or become too sick to work, the program plays a vital role ...