New Wave of Medicaid Expansion? Maybe!

New Wave of Medicaid Expansion? Maybe!

Medicaid Expansion is a bogeyman among conservative lawmakers. Republicans have resisted the program to a large degree across the country even though doing so resulted in the shuttering of rural hospitals across their states, and downstream damage to public health....
Long-Term Care Facilities and Covid

Long-Term Care Facilities and Covid

Long-term care facilities have become ground zero for Covid-19. Not only do they house a population of patients that is among the most vulnerable to Covid-19; but the professionals who care for this population are among the most financially vulnerable. It is common...
Medicaid is a Matter of National Security

Medicaid is a Matter of National Security

Essential workers are invisible. The cashier at the grocery store, the nurse who tends to a sick relative, the driver who shuttles people back and forth to the hospital. We see them every day, but we don’t know their names, nor do most of us care to know their lives....
Laying off Workers is Hard

Laying off Workers is Hard

One of the hardest parts of running a business is laying people off. This is especially hard when the reasons have nothing to do with the employee. The Covid pandemic, which has led to the shutdown of vast sections of the economy is the most recent example of this....
A Second Look at Medicaid Expansion in Texas?

A Second Look at Medicaid Expansion in Texas?

While the Attorney General of Texas seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act at the federal level, state legislators see local value in adopting a piece of it, the expansion of Medicaid. A key feature of the ACA is the provision of federal funds to states to cover 90%...