San Diego County Numbers Show Lifespan Gap Between Rich And Poor
“Income can be a good, if not necessarily direct, predictor of health.”
“Income can be a good, if not necessarily direct, predictor of health.”
Last week’s failure to repeal the ACA showed the broad and deep reach of Medicaid, which covers about six times as many people as the private marketplaces created under the A.C.A.
“Our research suggests that when people gain health insurance, whether via Medicaid or private insurance along the lines of the ACA’s marketplaces, they experience significant benefits”
Newly released CLASP reports cautions that limiting Medicaid funding via “block grants” or “per capita caps” is harmful to states and consumers.
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NHeLP released an issue brief analyzing the ACA executive order and a general fact sheet describing what executive orders can and cannot do.
Are you in the Central Valley? The HCA provides free consumer assistance with health care questions in every county.
If Medi-Cal expansion is repealed many clinics will lose critical and funding and many of their patients will be uninsured.
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“If you’re one of the 150 million people who get their coverage through an employer plan . . . [y]our access to high-quality, affordable health care will depend on the outcome” of ACA repeal.
“Low income earners, young adults, part-time workers, and Latinos have the most to lose from repeal of the ACA.”
Congressional Budget Office assesses the devastating impact of ACA repeal.
“13.5 million Californians are covered by Medi-Cal. Here’s how Trump’s plan could cost the state.”
The new estate recovery law limits how much Medi-Cal can recoup after a beneficiary passes away.
Repeal of Obamacare would mean huge job losses.
Contrary to rhetoric that “Obamacare” has been failure, evidence shows it is a proven success.
Many working families rely on Medi-Cal to insure their children
In almost every county across California, regardless of its political leaning, at least one in ten people has health coverage because of Obamacare.