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Medicaid is one of the great pillars of the social safety net in the United States. Created in 1965, Medicaid routinely provides health coverage to more than seventy million low-income or disabled people. During the pandemic that number grew to ninety million. Nearly half of all births are paid...
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La primera vez que le pasó a Courtney Abrams, casi nadie le creyó. Alguien había agotado los más de $700 en asistencia monetaria y casi $200 en cupones de alimentos de su Tarjeta de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés) que la madre soltera de...
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The first time it happened to Courtney Abrams, hardly anyone believed her. Someone had drained the more than $700 in cash aid and nearly $200 in food stamps from the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card the 33-year-old single mother received from the state, just minutes after those monthly payments appeared...
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Peter White Ethnic Media Services During 12 months after April 1, 2023, between 15-18 million Americans will lose health coverage provided during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. “Through COVID legislation, states have mostly kept people covered through Medicaid without interruption in exchange for an...
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Starting in April, an estimated 2-3 million people could be dropped from Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people. For three years during COVID, terminations were halted, but Congress recently voted to de-link the program from the Public Health Emergency. So California will have 14 months to re-evaluate eligibility for...
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Los grupos de pequeñas empresas están celebrando el nuevo acuerdo presupuestario alcanzado entre los legisladores del estado de California. El siguiente paso son las negociaciones finales con el gobernador Gavin Newsom. El acuerdo incluye más de mil millones de dólares para compensar el costo de la licencia por enfermedad...
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Small business groups are celebrating the new budget deal reached between California state legislators. Next up comes final negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deal includes more than $1 billion to offset the cost of paid sick leave and help cover taxes on unemployment insurance. Carolina Martinez is CEO of CAMEO,...
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Unos 40 millones de niños inscritos en Medicaid o CHIP (Programa de seguro médico para niños) en todo el país, corren el riesgo de perder su seguro médico debido a la expiración de la Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHE en inglés) por el COVID-19. La PHE ofreció garantía federal...
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Some 40 million children currently enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) nationwide are at risk of losing their health insurance once the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires. Declared in early 2020, the PHE provides a federal guarantee of continuous Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. Initially...
Medicaid is one of the great pillars of the social safety net in the United States. Created in 1965, Medicaid routinely provides health coverage to more than seventy million low-income or disabled people. During the pandemic that number grew to ninety million. Nearly half of all births are paid...
La primera vez que le pasó a Courtney Abrams, casi nadie le creyó. Alguien había agotado los más de $700 en asistencia monetaria y casi $200 en cupones de alimentos de su Tarjeta de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés) que la madre soltera de...
The first time it happened to Courtney Abrams, hardly anyone believed her. Someone had drained the more than $700 in cash aid and nearly $200 in food stamps from the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card the 33-year-old single mother received from the state, just minutes after those monthly payments appeared...
Peter White Ethnic Media Services During 12 months after April 1, 2023, between 15-18 million Americans will lose health coverage provided during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. “Through COVID legislation, states have mostly kept people covered through Medicaid without interruption in exchange for an...
Starting in April, an estimated 2-3 million people could be dropped from Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people. For three years during COVID, terminations were halted, but Congress recently voted to de-link the program from the Public Health Emergency. So California will have 14 months to re-evaluate eligibility for...
Los grupos de pequeñas empresas están celebrando el nuevo acuerdo presupuestario alcanzado entre los legisladores del estado de California. El siguiente paso son las negociaciones finales con el gobernador Gavin Newsom. El acuerdo incluye más de mil millones de dólares para compensar el costo de la licencia por enfermedad...
Small business groups are celebrating the new budget deal reached between California state legislators. Next up comes final negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deal includes more than $1 billion to offset the cost of paid sick leave and help cover taxes on unemployment insurance. Carolina Martinez is CEO of CAMEO,...
Unos 40 millones de niños inscritos en Medicaid o CHIP (Programa de seguro médico para niños) en todo el país, corren el riesgo de perder su seguro médico debido a la expiración de la Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHE en inglés) por el COVID-19. La PHE ofreció garantía federal...
Some 40 million children currently enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) nationwide are at risk of losing their health insurance once the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires. Declared in early 2020, the PHE provides a federal guarantee of continuous Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. Initially...
