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13 Jun CMS Projects 47 Counties to Have No Insurer in the Exchange Market in 2018

Posted at 10:06h in News

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a map of projected county by county participation in the health insurance exchanges for 2018. There are 47 counties projected to have no insurers for the 2018 year, and there are 1,200 counties projected to have only one. There...

08 Jun Rural Areas Could Be Disproportionately Hurt If Medicaid Cuts Enacted

Posted at 10:07h in News

More families in small towns and rural areas are enrolled in Medicaid than in urban areas, so rural areas are more likely to feel the effects of any changes to the program, according to a report from health researchers at Georgetown and the University of...

23 May Trump’s First Budget to Congress: Dead on Arrival

Posted at 10:08h in News

President Trump’s first budget was sent to Capitol Hill last week, and while a few stated that they liked what they saw, it was declared dead on arrival by both Republicans and Democrats. The budget proposes several cuts to many programs within HHS, including more...