Tag: Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reduced families’ medical costs significantly. The ACA’s main goal was to provide coverage for the first time to workers who lack employer health insurance. But the expansion of free or subsidized health care to millions of parents with low and modest incomes has improved their financial stability and freed…
Medicaid pays for care for six out of 10 nursing home residents. To reduce the program’s costs, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) encouraged states to expand the care that people over 65 can receive in their homes or through community organizations. The hope was that they would delay or – even better for them –…
