Hitting Home with Megan Driscoll and Becky Coletta
How national politics shape our lives locally!
Episode 2: Medicaid and MassHealth in Massachusetts
Medicaid funding to MA was $12.7 billion in 2023. In this episode, we talk about potential federal budget cuts to Medicaid and the impact it could have in Massachusetts!
Show Links:
Medicaid’s insurance plan is known as MassHealth in MA. Medicaid covers 34.8% of children in MA, 62% of people in MA nursing homes, and 55.3% of working-age people with disabilities, as well as other groups of people. Explore more information about Medicaid in Massachusetts and in other states at the KFF website.
10 Things to Know About Medicaid | KFF
Medicaid by County in MA:
The importance of Medicaid on health outcomes for children:
MH_Impact_Children_brief_FINAL_1.pdf
Massachusetts School-Based Health Alliance:
Locations — Massachusetts School Based Health Alliance
The White House switchboard can be reached at (202) 456-1414.
Comments (0)
To leave or reply to comments, please download free Podbean or
No Comments
To leave or reply to comments,
please download free Podbean App.