ACA

I spent four years in the foster care system in Las Vegas due to negligence and abuse.  In 2010, I aged out of foster care at age 18 and lost my health insurance.

After struggling to try to have a baby and coping with the disappointment of a miscarriage, military veteran Samuel Hibben and his wife, Jessica, welcomed their son on Valentine’s Day in 2016.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided presumptive Medicaid eligibility until age 26 for any youth aging out of the foster care system. The House’s newly unveiled healthcare bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), will not repeal that provision.

States’ refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility is barring an estimated 2.6 million low-income Americans from affordable, necessary mental healthcare, according to a 2015 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

As part of a series of public service announcements intended to encourage foster youth to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, California Youth Connection (CYC) released a video focused specifically on mental health.

Transitioning foster youth have been shown to have an increased need for health care services due to past issues regarding abuse and neglect. In addition, this vulnerable population has an increased risk for mental health and chronic medical issues.

The Obama Administration announced today that the employer mandates in the Affordable Care Act would not take effect until January of 2015, according to a post on the Department of Treasury’s website.

by Ryann Blackshere and John Kellly The deadline for large employers in the youth and family services field to comply with the mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is nearing.

The House and Senate return this week with time running out on the pre-election agenda. Both houses are likely to leave by August 6 for the traditional summer break. They will return after Labor Day on September 7.