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Public Health Faculty Scholars honored

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

Compiled by Kim Furlow, communication programs manager, Institute for Public Health WashU Public Health Faculty Scholars engage in innovative public health research, practice, advocacy and education at the university, in and around the St. Louis region and across the world. Read about their honor.

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Older and disabled Medicaid recipients, advocates ‘extraordinarily worried’ about potential Medicaid cuts 

NC Health News

However, most of the Medicaid expansion population works already in low-wage jobs where health insurance is not offered. Meanwhile, the state spent more money on administrative costs to run the program than they did on health care expenses. Medicaid funds the health care of more than 3 million people in North Carolina.