The 9-month-old, Elijah, had joined number of children around the country with no insurance, trend that new Census Bureau data suggests is most pronounced Texas and handful of other states. ..…

At 14.2%, Oklahoma's uninsured rate is the in the country, behind only Texas, according to data from Census Bureau. ..…

the overall proportion of people in U.S who were uninsured during all of last year ticked upwards by about 0.5 percentage points, to 8.5%. ..…

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News For the in decade, the number of Americans without insurance has risen, according to U.S. ..…

The rate of Texans without insurance rose for the in row, in the nation, according to data released Tuesday by U.S. ..…

At Houston non-profit ECHOS, immigrant families fear that enrolling their government assistance programs could impact their in United States.. ..…

State officials notified workers of their plan to opt the State Health Plan PPO out of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, law aimed at improving insurance coverage for mental illness , in July brochure about ongoing insurance enrollment.. ..…

three-judge panel of United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit heard arguments Texas v United States from Trump and Republican-run states that would choke out all or most of law that has helped Americans gain health insurance. . ..…

federal district court December agreed with Texas and 19 other Republican state attorneys general that the health care law became invalid. ..…

Despite the unemployment rate, 18% of U.S children, or 13.4 million, are living poverty and inequities among black, Latino and Native American youth compared to their white peers have persisted for nearly three decades, .. ..…

The session, minus dinner break, marked the opening of the New Poor People's Campaign's headline three-day D.C conclave, 000 participants brainstorming on how to bring the problems of the poor and near-poor to the top of U.S agenda, and keep them there.. ..…

Rates of deaths from suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol have reached in United States, and some states have been hit harder than others, released Wednesday by Commonwealth Fund.. ..…

Insurers paid out $20 in state premium taxes in 2017 and either indirectly or employed more than 1.5 million people, . .. ..…

Free-standing emergency departments Texas largest cities have not alleviated room congestion or improved patient wait times nearby hospitals, according to paper by experts at Rice University.. ..…

Oregon Shines On Medicaid, As Texas Stalls On Sign-Ups. ..…

And, although the Affordable Care Act was not an executive action but approved by Congress, a GOP challenge resulted in curtailing the law’s expansion of Medicaid. . Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, when he was the state's attorney general, once described his typical work day this way: 'I go into..…

The report found 14 states to be violation of Medicaid law as it pertains to abortion coverage. by March 20, 2019 AT 5 56 PM. ..…

The number of kids enrolled Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, fell by nearly 600,000 in the 11 months of 2018, precipitous drop that has puzzled and alarmed many policy analysts, say it reflects the good news of improving economy.. ..…

Years the state of Texas cut funding from health clinics. ..…

estimated four million people turned out for January 21Women's March around United States and the rest of the world, and with good reason there is misogynist megalomaniac in charge of the superpower. ..…

There is no likelihood of Medicaid Texas in the near term, said John Henderson,   CEO of Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals... ..…

The fight came at one of the bleakest moments of Great Recession, and the city was stuck in contracts with the police and firefighters unions that provided for annual raises and benefits. ..…

While Trump administration mulls over the domestic gag rule and state requests to defund Planned Parenthood, abortion bills are making their way through legislatures and courts. by January 7, 2019 AT 4 00 AM. ..…

I applaud Fifth Circuit's decision to reject the abortion providers latest legal challenge to Louisiana's pro-life and pro-woman admitting privileges law, said Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.. ..…

The law, known or Act 620, was upheld by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Jan 18 when it rejected petition to rehear challenge to the law.. ..…

Supreme Court upheld ACA based on the view that the penalty was tax and thus the law was valid because it relied on appropriate power allowed Congress under Constitution. ..…

Over the past several years, have tried to terminate Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood for various reasons, not the least of. ..…

o overwhelming victories that led to Democratic Party regaining control of House of Representatives, November Election also led to the expansion of Medicaid in number of states. ..…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -  The number of uninsured in United States has increased for the in nearly decade, placing it at 3.9 in 2017, Thursday from Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families.. ..…

The advisor program in Black Belt was funded for over decade, and activities ended August 2016 after the last grant cycle ended.  skeletal network of health advisors continued 7 of the original 22 counties with the help of state funds through Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. ..…

The Federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to prevent cancer deaths. ..…

Roughly 276,000 more children were uninsured in 2017 than the year before, bringing the total to more than 3.9 million, released Thursday by Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families. ..…

Many governors, including Republicans Massachusetts and Maryland, have refused to deploy National Guard troops to support Trump's border policies, and California has sued the government to block construction of wall along Mexican frontier. ..…

We uncover what drives decisions in statehouses across U.S., and lawmaker ethics and accountability. .. ..…

Joe Manchin, Democrat who won in Trumpiest state by Salena Zito   November 06, 2018 10 27 PM.. ..…

Carlos Curbelo of Florida, House Republican advocate for carbon tax and persistent of President Trump, lost his re-election race in one of the country's most closely-watched swing districts.. ..…

Print this article.. oters in both Missouri and Arkansas backed hiking their wage through measures on Tuesday's election ballots, becoming the ninth and 10th states to raise their minimum wages via ballot in the last three election cycles.. ..…

woman needs choice, and you ca not have choice said Kathleen Bravo, chief of Obria Group and Catholic.. ..…

The Health Affairs study, released Monday afternoon, found 40 percent increase in the number of prescriptions filled for diabetes drugs Medicaid programs of the 30 states that expanded in 2014 and 2015, compared with prior years.. ..…

In 2014, nearly 1.8 Texas were in need of funded planning services and supplies, and 37 percent of those women were uninsured — in part due to the state's refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.10 Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country, .11. ..…

The uninsured rate for this population dropped sharply from 35 percent to 16 percent in rural areas and small towns of Medicaid expansion states compared to decline from 38 percent to 32 percent in non-expansion states between 2008 09 and 2015 16.. ..…

By the health care exchange or other means, Medicare or Medicaid, and another four percent covered. ..…

On day it takes nine minutes to drive across Ohio River between Clarksville, Louisville, and Ind., Ky.  But for hundreds of thousands of uninsured poor and disabled people. ..…

By the same political divide that settled the, Nearly year the health program for the poor and disabled is evolving into stark system in. ..…