MONDAY, JANUARY 29
PROGRAM # 8253 12:00 PM PT
Medicaid, Children’s Insurance and Open Enrollment.
The federal government began allowing some states to require Medicaid beneficiaries to work in return for their health coverage, raising fears that many who are in need, may be discouraged from applying for benefits. On other news, funding for the health insurance program that covers nine million kids has finally been approved by Congress for a limited period. And New York has announced the state will continue providing Medicaid benefits to Dreamers even if the DACA program ends. Analysts also explain what to know before the Marketplace insurance open enrollment period ends in California and New York. Finally, at the Grammy Awards, pop music stars took a strong stand and sent messages of hope and inspiration for beleaguered US immigrants.
Guests: Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Director of Health Equity, Families USA, Washington, DC; Dr. Pablo Rodríguez, Chair, Women and Infants Health Care Alliance, Pawtucket, RI; (Audio Cuts) Camila Cabello, Singer and Composer, Grammy Awards Speech; Logic, Rapper, Composer, Producer, Grammy Awards Speech, New York, NY.
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