The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

The burden was disproportionately felt in households with homeschooled children

Medical debt doesn’t just drain bank accounts. It reshapes family dynamics, creates quiet panic, and forces adult children into financial conversations they never expected to have. One signature, one overlooked form, or one legal technicality can flip the script from “supportive adult child” to “financially responsible party” faster than anyone…

The Trump administration has used fraud in safety net programs as justification for deep spending cuts.

Trump's Republican Party continues to shift toward government market interventionism.

For seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid (Dual Eligible), the “Extra Benefits” offered by private Medicare Advantage plans (D-SNPs) are a financial lifeline....

If a senior’s budget feels like it’s getting squeezed from every direction, health costs are usually a big reason why. Medicare is a strong foundation,...

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Pattie Lopez, whose job is to help patients access public health coverage at Venice Family Clinic, says the volume and scope of cuts to Medi-Cal and Covered California are unlike anything else she’s seen in 23 years.

Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.

For seniors in Texas, the trip to the pharmacy in 2026 has become longer, harder, and significantly more expensive. While federal changes like the $2,100...

For parents of children with severe disabilities, the Katie Beckett Medicaid program is a lifeline. It prevents financial ruin for thousands of families. However, on Monday, February 2, Georgia abruptly severed that connection. While at doctor’s appointments, parents were shocked to find their children’s coverage “canceled” or “inactive.” This issue…