Read our 2019 Policy Agenda Young Invincibles’ 2019 Policy Agenda outlines our federal and state policies priorities aimed at increasing financial security for young adults this year. As the 116th Congress is seated and state legislatures convene, YI is eager and ready to continue fighting...
Since the implementation of Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas this past summer, more than 8,400 people ages 30-49 have already lost their Medicaid coverage. Thousands more young adults stand to lose coverage now, as these requirements have just taken effect...
A new year means a new opportunity to do something meaningful. 2019 presents the new Congress with many opportunities to act on issues that young adults care about. Health care is a universal issue of interest for people – everyone...
Washington, DC – Today, CMS released the final weekly snapshot of enrollment numbers through the 39 HealthCare.gov states, showing that 8.5 million people enrolled in coverage during the latest six-week open enrollment period. That means more than 368,000 fewer Americans...
Of 1,832 comments submitted about Virginia’s plan to expand Medicaid, just three supported the proposal to include work requirements. Richmond, VA – Young Invincibles joined more than 1,800 Virginians in warning state officials that imposing arbitrary work requirements as part...
Washington, DC – This evening, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that without the enforcement of the individual mandate, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional in its entirety. While the decision is expected to...
I am one of six kids. Growing up in a community riddled with drugs, gangs, and violence, we overcame many obstacles. This resulted in many adverse childhood experiences. Some obstacles included foster care and lack of household financial security. At...
Medicaid work requirements threaten to deepen existing health care disparities in a number of ways. For example, people of color – including young adults – already experience poorer health care access and lower quality care than white Americans. In Kentucky,...
Medicaid work requirements are a bad deal all around – putting health care access at risk for millions of young adults. And while the impact of Medicaid work requirements would be devastating for low-income young adults across the country, they...
Imagine: You’re a student in Arkansas and you work in a service job that’s a good fit for you, but your hours are unpredictable. You rely on Medicaid for your health coverage. When you’re not at work, you balance family...