Barbara Lyons

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

See my new @Health_Affairs blog w/ @dr_dianerowland on the #Medicare home health benefit
https://t.co/xbnutokWbA

[KFF @KFF]

Since 2015, non-expansion states generally didn't increase eligibility options in Medicaid for age or disability.

Meanwhile, states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA were more likely to also adopt optional age and disability-related coverage pathways. https://t.co/dGQqmcFHUq

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

Safeguards intended to protect coverage for people with disabilities and others who should not have been subject to #Medicaid work and reporting requirements in #Arkansas are strikingly complex and difficult to navigate.

[MaryBeth Musumeci @mmusumec]

Disability & technical issues were key barriers to meeting #Arkansas’ #Medicaid work & reporting requirements in 2018. https://t.co/V6W9SrYYCI

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

Most temporary federal Medicaid funds for the territories from the ACA and BBA expire at the end of Sept 2019 resulting in a financing cliff. New brief explores the implications for PR and USVI as they continue to recover from hurricanes in 2017. https://t.co/zgdHyicFuh

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

Having trouble following what is happening with #Medicaid expansion in UT? See our new brief that attempts to explain what is going on. https://t.co/9ackTjRKFf

[KFF @KFF]

4.4 million uninsured nonelderly adults would become eligible for Medicaid if remaining states expanded under terms of the ACA.

Over half of them are living below poverty. Nearly 6 in 10 are in a family with at least one full-time worker. https://t.co/IaLttPDtEf

[MaryBeth Musumeci @mmusumec]

Our new trio of briefs provides the latest state level data on the 4.6 million #seniors & people with #disabilities & chronic illness who receive Medicaid home & community-based services.

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

Lots of updates in our #Medicaid waiver tracker: AR and KY waivers set aside by court, UT waiver expands coverage to adults up to 100% FPL at regular match with work requirement and an enrollment cap, behavioral health changes approved in FL and MD https://t.co/eYRI1t7aX8

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

Get the latest info on state #Medicaid eligibility levels, enrollment processes and more in KFF's latest release of our annual state survey data.

[Samantha Artiga @SArtiga2]

NEW: Our 17th annual survey of the 50 states and DC provides data on Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost sharing policies as of January 2019: https://t.co/o0oIQgI9e3

[KFF @KFF]

41% of people with #HIV are enrolled in Medicaid -- the single largest source of insurance coverage for people with HIV in the U.S.

Recent increases in Medicaid coverage among people with HIV was largely driven by states that expanded the program. https://t.co/ZTRljFRGPy

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

See thread from @mmusumec to better understand the oral arguments about the AR and KY #Medicaid waivers.

[KFF @KFF]

JUST RELEASED: Antivirals for hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS are among Medicaid’s costliest outpatient prescription drugs.

See our new analysis of drug utilization and spending trends (before rebates) in the federal health program for low-income Americans. https://t.co/2y0amrdYkv

[KFF @KFF]

For those with #HIV, coverage rose significantly under the ACA for those seeking care in Medicaid expansion states -- to 51% in 2014.

In non-expansion states, there were no significant coverage gains but an increased reliance on Ryan White funds. https://t.co/ExQHjtZk3m

[Samantha Artiga @SArtiga2]

Our updated brief examines changes in health coverage by race & ethnicity since the ACA. It shows people of color experienced large gains in coverage, but gains stalled or reversed between 2016 and 2017 and significant disparities persist: https://t.co/mzLTgI5cQN

[KFF @KFF]

Detention, for even brief periods, has short- and long-term negative effects on the health of parents and children.

Learn more in our fact sheet on health implications for family separation and detention at the U.S. southern border: https://t.co/bOsurczbzh

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

See our updated #Medicaid benefits data collection - shows state by state information about benefits covered, copayments and limits on services for adults. https://t.co/agZEkKMkuv

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

Medicaid financing in the U.S. territories is structured differently than in the states. The expiration of temporary federal #Medicaid funds in Sept. 2019, including 100% FMAP tied to relief funds in #PuertoRico & #USVI, could have negative consequences for coverage & services.

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

Understand key issues and challenges facing the Territories in our new brief including the expiration of temporary federal #Medicaid funds provided through the ACA and for disaster relief: https://t.co/EU8evxna4C

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

Maine's new governor is not going forward with #workrequirements for #Medicaid enrollees, but her administration will expand job training programs. In AR, over 18,000 Medicaid enrollees have lost coverage because they did not meet new work reporting requirements.

[KFF @KFF]

UPDATE: Follow Section 1115 #Medicaid waiver statuses with our tracker -- now updated to reflect that Maine’s governor decided not to accept the previous administration's approved waiver, which included work requirements and other eligibility restrictions. https://t.co/CbFGo5rbS7

[Barbara Lyons @b_s_lyons]

Adding #Arizona last week, the Trump Administration has approved #Medicaid #workrequirements in 8 states. We've updated our waiver tracker.

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

See our #Medicaid waiver tracker - new update includes #AZ waiver approval. https://t.co/eYRI1t7aX8

[KFF @KFF]

Separating children from their parents exposes them to trauma and toxic stress that can have lifelong negative impacts on their health.

Our fact sheet details the key health implications of family separation and detention. https://t.co/bOsurczbzh