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Medicaid name changes confuse the public: What it means for your health insurance coverage
Advocates say many consumers might not be aware they are on Medicaid due to the program's frequent name changes.
Family caregivers worry over planned Medicaid cuts' impact
About 63 million Americans, or a quarter of adults over 18, take care of an older or disabled person at home, and many rely ...
This little-noticed update to Medicaid rules could burden seniors with thousands in medical debt
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act left Medicare relatively unscathed, but a little-noticed change to ...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps. On a July day in 1965, President ...
How the new work requirements for Medicaid could impact some states
The state health official who led Michigan's efforts to build work requirements into Medicaid says other states will soon be learning some very lessons about what is involved and how much it costs.
US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is considering a five-year pilot program to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the ...
Iowa names new Medicaid director as federal work requirements, eligibility changes kick in
Lee Grossman, the former director of Wyoming's Medicaid program, will take over Iowa Medicaid in September as its new ...
Most Georgia voters oppose federal spending law that cuts Medicaid, a poll says
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new poll shows most Georgia voters oppose a sweeping federal spending package backed by state ...