SSI Applicants: How to Find Out if You're Automatically Enrolled in Medicaid

Are Major Healthcare Cuts Coming to Orange County?

Roughly one million Orange County residents could see their medical benefits cut as federal officials weigh cutting Medi-Cal and Medicaid funds, which county supervisors protested this week as they wrestle with a shrinking budget.  While it remains unclear just how much funding could be cut, there are ongoing discussions in Congress about cutting Medicaid and similar programs to offset proposed tax cuts and spending on other programs.  Right now…

Medicaid Expansions Save Lives, Study Finds

As Congress eyes sweeping cuts to Medicaid, the health care program for low-income adults that serves about 20% of people living in the U.S., a new study has a sharp conclusion: cuts to Medicaid will cost lives. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The study, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research on May 5, tracked nearly 40 million people who gained Medicaid through state-based expansions under the Affordable Care Act between 2010 an…

Big Medicaid cuts will hurt everyone in health care system

House action would reduce benefits, limit who gets covered, or cut reimbursements to providers of care - either way, we all pay, a little now or a lot more later.

SSI Applicants: How to Find Out if You're Automatically Enrolled in Medicaid

If you apply for Supplemental Security Income, you're sometimes automatically enrolled in Medicaid. We'll go over the details and how to apply if you need to do so.