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A recent study published in Health Affairs reveals that a substantial reduction in Tennessee’s Medicaid enrollment almost two decades ago resulted in a significant surge in evictions, shedding light on potential consequences as states currently navigate the termination of pandemic-era coverage protections. The study gains importance as over 16.4 million Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid since April when states were no longer restricted from terminating coverage with the end of the COVID-19 emergency. The

The landscape of public health benefits in Southern Republican-controlled states is undergoing a significant shift, with House speakers in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi expressing the need to consider expanding coverage for low-income individuals through state-run health insurance programs. This departure from a long-standing resistance to Medicaid expansion and similar initiatives is influenced by various factors, including a historic realignment within the GOP that has seen more working-class voters aligning with the party, driven in part