The federal government is encouraging states to adopt policies that might boost the number of Medicaid enrollees who use long-acting, reversible contraceptives.
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Changes For Colon Cancer Screening: 5 Things To Know Now
A federal task force expanded the list of recommended colorectal cancer screening tests. Here’s the lowdown on the tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.
Five Health Issues Presidential Candidates Aren’t Talking About — But Should Be
The nation in the next few years faces many important decisions about health care — most of which have little to do with the controversial federal health law.
Is Virginia Health Insurer’s Decision To Drop Bronze Plans An Omen?
Bronze plans provide the least generous coverage of the four tiers on insurance marketplaces, paying 60 percent of benefits, on average, compared with 70 percent for the more popular silver plans.
Even As Birth Rates Fall, Teens Say They Are Getting Less Sex Education
Despite the lack of formal teaching, teenage pregnancy rates have declined for more than two decades and are now at historic lows. Racial disparities remain, however, and few teens use highly effective long-acting contraceptives such as intrauterine devices or hormonal implants.
HHS Acts To Help More Ex-Inmates Get Medicaid
Administration officials moved Thursday to improve low Medicaid enrollment for emerging prisoners, urging states to start signups before release and expanding eligibility to thousands of former inmates in halfway houses near the end of their sentences.