Population Health
The groups have expressed particular opposition to slashed funding for the NIH, FDA and CHIP.
Model has potential to save billions nationwide, says chief innovation officer.
Funding for CHIP does not technically end until Sept. 30, but it is already too late for states to plan their budgets effectively.
Study points to decreased funding for Medicaid as underlying reason; More than half of children's hospital's patients are insured by Medicaid.
Some health policy analysts suggest that it's not only people who have a gap in coverage who could be affected if a state seeks the health law waiver.
Patients with a near-bare cupboard might buy cheaper but unhealthful food or skimp on prescriptions or other medical care to avoid going hungry.
In the past, policies related to abortion have been singled out as violating Byrd rule.
Report includes data from hospitals serving on the Boston Green Ribbon Commission's Health Care Working Group.
Eighty percent of health outcomes are driven by social determinants, including transportation.
States could seek permission to allow insurance companies to charge more based on health history if patient's coverage lapses for more than 63 days.