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Documentation burdens, frequent renewal deadlines, and complex reporting rules will push residents off MassHealth, unless the state takes deliberate steps to help people navigate the system. Those most at risk, including people with behavioral health conditions and unstable housing, are also the least able to navigate these requirements on their own, making investment in the behavioral health safety net essential to keeping them covered.

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An estimated 174,000 fewer Hoosier children were insured through Medicaid programs in April compared to January 2025, according to a report from Georgetown University School of Public Policy.

That’s a 20% decline — the highest rate in the nation, the report found.

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CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® today launched a major national campaign highlighting the urgent need to improve dental care access for millions of veterans nationwide.

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Findings from the 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey

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At the Community Health Centers of Lane County, leaders plan to eliminate 23 positions — 15 now filled by employees and eight that are vacant.

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Community health centers have practical knowledge about what works in prevention, chronic disease management, and care coordination for populations in greatest need.

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Growing up just outside our nation’s capital, I understood from an earlier age than most how legislation shapes our lives. The choice to pursue family medicine, like so many family physicians, was rooted in the desire to care for all patients and for families across generations, building relationships to keep my patients healthy, while helping them navigate some of the most important moments of their lives. Yet, after all these years in practice, I continue to face an uncomfortable truth: Some of the greatest threats to my patients’ health do not originate in disease, they originate in policy.

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As Michigan continues to grapple with health care provider shortages and mounting patient wait times, a new statewide survey of Michigan voters finds that three-quarters support legislation making it easier to choose a nurse practitioner (NP) as their health care provider. The survey, conducted by the Mellman Group, also finds that a majority support removing outdated restrictions on NPs and are more likely to vote for legislators who do so.

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Twenty percent of Pennsylvanians live in a rural area, yet only 10% of doctors and hospitals are located in their communities.

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Rural Kansans could see longer drives to access healthcare or fewer health services because of hospital closures. A report found that Kansas has 28 rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure.

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