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Advocacy News: March 2024
Word From Washington Federal Agencies According to the latest KFF Medicaid Unwinding Enrollment Tracker, more than 19 million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since states were allowed to resume eligibility verifications following the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). At least 70 percent of Medicaid terminations continue to be for procedural
State of the States: Winter 2023
Coverage losses during Medicaid “unwinding” continue to exceed worst fears More than 12.5 million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage nationwide during the “unwinding” of the COVID-era continuous coverage requirements, according to the most recent data released by KFF. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allowed state Medicaid
State of the States: Fall 2023
North Carolina breaks budget impasse over Medicaid expansion Republican lawmakers in North Carolina finally agreed on a two-year budget bill in September, breaking the six-month impasse that prevented the state’s Medicaid expansion from going into effect as scheduled on July 1. Up to 600,000 residents are expected to gain Medicaid once
State of the States: Summer 2023
Three more states act to protect consumers from harmful copay accumulators Legislation ensuring health plan consumers have access to the lifeline that third-party copay assistance provides was signed this quarter by governors in Colorado (S.B. 195), New Mexico (S.B. 51), and Texas (H.B. 999), along with the mayor of the
What's up in Washington?
Advocacy News: March 2024
Word From Washington Federal Agencies According to the latest KFF Medicaid Unwinding Enrollment Tracker, more than 19 million Americans
Word from Washington: January 2024
On January 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services withdrew its appeal in the litigation over HHS’s
Word from Washington: December 2023
Mid-December, for many people, marked the close of the open enrollment period for health insurance plans that will provide
HFA News
Advocacy News: March 2024
Word From Washington Federal Agencies According to the latest KFF Medicaid Unwinding Enrollment Tracker, more than 19 million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since states were allowed to resume eligibility
Update on Smithsonian Institution Project to Archive Bleeding Disorders History
Hemophilia Federation of America announced, in April of 2019, a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution to document the history of the bleeding disorders community, with a focus on the tragic experiences
Scholarship Recipient: Michael Potanin
2023 HFA Educational Scholarship Johns Hopkins University, Maryland I am honored to have been chosen as a recipient of the HFA Educational Scholarship. This recognition provides immense support to me
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