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Circle the City’s respite program provides health assessments, physical therapy and other care for homeless patients. (Courtesy Circle the City)

Care With a Side of Comfort Promises Big Savings in Health Costs

By Misty Williams
Posted December 10, 2018 at 5:04am
As health care debates raged over the last few years, Congress was smack dab in the middle. After Tuesday’s elections, most of the action moves to the states. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

With Divided Congress, Health Care Action Hightails It to the States

By Misty Williams
Posted November 13, 2018 at 5:01am
What voters do at the polls Nov. 6 will shape access to Medicare in several states. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

November Elections Bring High Stakes for Medicaid

By Misty Williams
Posted October 22, 2018 at 5:04am
Simone Groper receives a flu shot at a Walgreens pharmacy in San Francisco in January. After a particularly deadly flu season, trials for a universal vaccine are advancing. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Universal Vaccine Research Moves Ahead After Deadly Flu Season

By Misty Williams
Posted July 19, 2018 at 1:00pm
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during the Senate Democrats' rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the U.S. Capitol on  June 6, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: Some Red States Coming Around to Obamacare

By Shawn Zeller and Misty Williams
Posted June 15, 2018 at 12:32pm
From left, former Reps. Adam H. Putnam and Gwen Graham and Rep. Ron DeSantis are running for Florida governor. Graham, a Democrat, supports expanding Medicaid in the state, while Punam and DeSantis, both Republicans, oppose broadening the program. (Ryan Kelly/Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Fall Elections Key Moment in Medicaid Expansion Debate

By Misty Williams
Posted June 11, 2018 at 5:03am
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson lost his grandson to an opioid overdose. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

For Some in Congress, the Opioid Crisis Is Personal

By Misty Williams and Andrew Siddons
Posted June 8, 2018 at 5:05am
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was among the senior administration officials outlining the annual report on the health of the Medicare and Social Security systems. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Medicare Finances Worsen but Social Security Projections Stable

By Misty Williams and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:52pm
CMS Administrator Seema Verma, here at her February 2017 confirmation hearing, says existing data collection and reporting efforts for states “have been inconsistent at best.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CMS Launches New System to Measure State Medicaid Performance

By Misty Williams
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am
Some states want to expand Medicaid, others want to add a work mandate, and Virginia is trying to do both. This year may define the 50-year-old program. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Medicaid Won’t Look the Same Next Year

By Misty Williams
Posted April 25, 2018 at 8:00am
Tennessee has proposed using federal dollars from the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to pay for its Medicaid work mandate. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Medicaid Work Debate Gets a Tennessee Twist

By Misty Williams
Posted April 9, 2018 at 5:04am
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin projects that the state’s Medicaid program — which could cost nearly $187 million in the first six months with the addition of work requirements and other sweeping changes — will eventually yield savings. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Medicaid Changes Require Tens of Millions in Upfront Costs

By Misty Williams
Posted February 26, 2018 at 5:03am
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, has signaled openness to approving work requirements for Medicaid. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

More States Jump on Medicaid Work Requirements Bandwagon

By Misty Williams
Posted February 1, 2018 at 2:07pm