government insurance program

Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after pandemic-era protections began expiring last spring.

If Project 2025, which is led by the right-wing Heritage Foundation, gets its way, Medicare Advantage providers would be given even greater power over the critical government insurance program.

This means a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care would be paid by Medicaid as her application for coverage by the government insurance program is being considered.

The law has entrenched itself across the country, with red and purple states opting to accept federal Obamacare dollars that allow them to expand eligibility for Medicaid — the government insurance program for the poor.

The Biden campaign is courting seniors by making Medicare, the government insurance program for Americans 65 and older, a central plank of the campaign.