Families making less than $10,000 would see a 15 percent cut in posttax income and benefits under the combined impact of a tax cut extension and cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
If states drop Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion under funding cuts or if federal expansion policies change, 1.4 million mothers and 1 million fathers could be affected, threatening the well-being of millions of children.
For Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, Urban authors describe risks for parents and children’s coverage, access to care, and financial security under proposed Medicaid work requirements.
Close to 3.6 million women of reproductive age with Medicaid expansion coverage have incomes below the federal poverty level, and more than half are between the ages of 18 and 29.
Much research shows a positive association between access to language-concordant providers and health outcomes. But many patients report difficulty finding providers who speak the same language as them.
