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KFF Health News: Will the Doctor See You Now? The Health System’s Changing Landscape
June 30, 2023: Lucia Agajanian, a 25-year-old freelance film producer in Chicago, doesn’t have a specific primary care doctor, preferring the convenience of visiting a local clinic for flu shots or going online for video visits. “You say wha Read More >
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KFF: As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage
June 08, 2023: More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork. Read More >
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McCarthy Goes After Most Vulnerable Americans as Condition for Raising the Debt Ceiling
April 24, 2023: Speaker Kevin McCarthy has released a plan to raise the national debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for an array of drastic budget cuts across dozens of domestic programs, setting off a frantic attempt in the House to gather Read More >
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Kaiser Health News: No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know.
April 13, 2023: When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and Read More >
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Kaiser Health News: Biden Promises to Fight GOP on ‘Gutting’ Medicaid. Budget Talks Seem Like Another Story.
March 02, 2023: Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Social Security off-limits for cuts as a divided Washington heads for a showdown over the national debt and gover Read More >
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The Alliance Celebrates Medicaid Awareness Month
April 18, 2022: The Medicaid program is a crucial lifeline for 79 million Americans with limited income and resources, and many older Americans rely on the program for coverage of nursing home and personal care services. That’s why the Alliance Read More >
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Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law
March 11, 2022: Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the Read More >
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KHN: Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
February 17, 2022: The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others Read More >
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The Alliance Mourns Loss of Retiree Champion Senator Harry Reid
December 31, 2021: Members of the Alliance were saddened this week by the passing of former Majority Leader and long-time Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a lifelong champion for older Americans. “Retirees have lost one of the best friends they ever Read More >
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American Medical Debt Twice as High as Previously Thought, Concentrated in States Without Medicaid Expansion
July 26, 2021: New research published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association finds that collection agencies held $140 billion in unpaid medical bills last year - a number that has grown rapidly in just a few years. An earlier Read More >