The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

Mississippi is tough political territory for Democrats

After years of contentious battles amid a rural health crisis, the state voted to expand the program.

As big healthcare gets bigger, CEO Sarah London sees a narrower, more focused path for the Medicaid and Medicare insurer Centene.

Hospital argued Medicaid patients can't sue because they are third parties in a contract between the state and the federal government. 

Pregnant moms on Medicaid will get health care coverage for a year, patients will get more detailed billing and nurses will get help with school loans. But efforts failed to gain steam for legalizing fentanyl test strips, increasing the pool of mental health professionals who accept Medicaid and expanding Medicaid…

Hospital-based violence intervention programs could soon see funds provided by Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program

Only days before a government default, United States President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid financial turmoil.

Pharma has a "choice": Negotiate with HHS or pay $10 million "tax" per day.

Ending the pandemic emergency increases burdens for people with long COVID

Forcing already hungry people to get a job in order for them to receive food will send ripple effects across other government programs.

The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.