Fifty Years of Medicaid

As a result of the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion currently being implemented in more than half the states, millions more Americans than ever before now have health coverage. Much attention is focusing on making sure that an adequate health care workforce is in place to meet...

Social factors, such as housing, employment and access to nutritious food, can strongly influence an individual’s health status. One program that is demonstrating the importance of addressing a patient’s social needs is Hennepin Health , an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that...

Substance use disorders (SUD) affect the lives of millions of Americans, including Medicaid beneficiaries. Nearly 12 percent of people over age 18 with Medicaid coverage have a substance use disorder (SUD). In 2009, Medicaid accounted for 21 percent of U.S. spending on services for people with...

In the United States, there are more than 1.1 million Americans living with HIV and Medicaid is a major source of health coverage for those of them who are eligible. Before the Affordable Care Act, most individuals living with HIV were ineligible for Medicaid unless they had very low incomes, or...

The Medicaid program covers services to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which affects an estimated 1 in 68 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ASD is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges...

After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, the storm displaced thousands of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida residents. Many of them had already been enrolled in Medicaid and many others who were left jobless and without their employer health insurance found themselves in need of health...