Population Health
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.
Study found no evidence that imposing a copayment reduced the use of home healthcare, would increase out-of-pocket costs.
Program provides weekly grocery bags filled with fresh produce, lean proteins and healthier sugars.