The Latest: What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us?

Plus, How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients' Options for Breast Reconstruction

View in browser The Latest MAY 31, 2023 NEW ANALYSIS: What Do the Early Medicaid Unwinding Data Tell Us? States are beginning to unwind the COVID emergency continuous enrollment provision and resume Medicaid disenrollments. KFF analysis of early data from a handful of states reveals wide variation in disenrollment rates. Learn more about the data behind the analysis by visiting KFF's updated Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker. How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients' Options for Breast Reconstruction The federal government's arcane process for medical coding is influencing which reconstructive surgery options are available, creating anxiety for breast cancer patients. NEW KFF POLL: ACA's Preventive Care Protections and PrEP A legal case threatening coverage for preventative services for Marketplace plans. The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds the public largely unaware of the ongoing case, but after hearing about the case, substantial shares say it could lead to increased cost for preventive care for them and their families. Many People Living in the 'Diabetes Belt' Are Plagued With Medical Debt The "Diabetes Belt," as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comprises 644 mostly Southern counties where diabetes rates are high. Of those counties, KFF Health News and NPR found, more than half also have high levels of medical debt. NEWS AND HEADLINES Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics Health Care Coalition Jockeys Over Medi-Cal Spending, Eyes Ballot Initiative Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate   DATA AND ANALYSIS The New Pandemic Fund: Overview and Key Issues for the U.S. Postpartum Individuals Are at Risk of Losing Medicaid During the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision, Especially in Certain States KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public's Views on the ACA   The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. kff.org kffhealthnews.org Did someone forward this to you? Click here to subscribe to The Latest. This email was sent to albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails.  If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@kff.org. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. KFF 185 Berry Street Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94107