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Medicaid, Obamacare and More with Avik Roy

Issues and Ideas Forum

… Register by calling 989-631-0900  Expanding Medicaid is critical to the survival of the Affordable … along with other lobbyists to expand Michigan’s Medicaid program to 320,000 additional Michigan residents … Institute. His research interests include Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and consumer-driven …

House GOP Leaders Vote With Dems To Pass Medicaid Expansion

First in a series

… House Bill 4714 to expand Medicaid in Michigan. The bill passed … was cast by Republicans. Medicaid expansion is this year's … Getting states to expand Medicaid is important for the implementation … on this bill who voted for Medicaid expansion were: House Speaker … beginning of the debate over Medicaid expansion in Michigan, it …

The Real Patients of Medicaid: Teraca

… expecting her sixth child. She is on Medicaid, does not have a regular doctor and … most recent pregnancy diagnosis. Medicaid patients use the ER at nearly twice … Rick Snyder is pushing to expand Medicaid in Michigan. Doing so would fulfill … The House passed a bill to expand Medicaid in Michigan, but the Senate so far …

The Real Patients of Medicaid: Rebecca

Rebecca Myers qualifies for Medicaid because she is a single mother with no … in a "managed care program" under Medicaid and reports easy access to health … became sick, she discovered Michigan Medicaid did not cover care when she got sick, … care options but she would lose her Medicaid coverage because of its income li …

Michigan House and Senate Both Skeptical On Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid expansion appears to face as many obstacles in the … would be no expansion of Medicaid in Michigan unless the federal … will propose any form of Medicaid expansion. The expansion … trying to get states to expand Medicaid and offering a hundreds of … fiscal year if it expanded Medicaid and took the short-term money. …

Gov. Snyder Calls On Obamacare Advocate No. 1

HHS Sec. Sebelius called in because the expansion of Medicaid is at stake

… the stalled expansion of Medicaid, Gov. Rick Snyder has asked … Snyder would like to see Medicaid expanded in Michigan, but … legislatures would eventually expand Medicaid. Then, last month, Sec. … care and lower costs in the Medicaid program. We always welcome … state-specific approaches to extending Medicaid to low-income, uninsured …

Policy Proposed for Medicaid Workers Too Broad, Harms Patients and Consumers

… would severely limit people who have criminal backgrounds from working as Medicaid providers. It makes sense in many cases to impose restrictions, but blanket … abuse counselors and peer coaches. Not only is this a needless change to Medicaid policy, it is likely to negatively impact public safety by taking away …

Doctors Accepting More Medicaid Patients – for Now

… Michigan doctors accepting Medicaid patients, leaving the impression that Medicaid expansion in Michigan is … says: The vast majority of Medicaid benefits in Michigan are … who is willing to accept Medicaid’s below-market payment. Under … federal government increased Medicaid primary care reimbursements …

Questions About Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

… to come. Cost-Shifting: Medicaid pays just 47 percent of what … insurers; reports suggests that Medicaid patients are the largest … 470,000 individuals on the Medicaid rolls have on that cost-shifting? Unfair to Families: Unreformed Medicaid is a broken program that … the state does not expand Medicaid, because they will get a …

Michigan Doctor Against Medicaid Expansion

… surgeon, Dr. Donald Condit, shares the reasons he's against the proposed Medicaid expansion in Michigan. He explains how low reimbursements don't cover patient health care costs as it is and why Medicaid patients, under expansion, will have less access to specialty care. He …