As key health subsidies expire, several vulnerable groups face higher costs, exposing deep regional and economic gaps in U.S.

Needs may be unmet or larger burdens may fall to families Medicaid is the nation's publicly financed health and long-term care program for low-income people. It was originally established to provide ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Republicans in Congress intend to cut about $880 billion in federal health ...

In nursing homes across Florida, elderly residents have much to lose from the spending cuts proposed in Washington, D.C. Medicaid is the primary payer for nursing-home care in Florida — and the only ...

Julie Crockett’s 8-year-old granddaughter, Sophia McConkey, relies on Medicaid every day. She has a rare genetic disorder called TBCK syndrome that causes low muscle tone, seizures and fragile bones.

Sarita A. Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA, serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The SCAN Foundation. While these programs have strengthened the safety net and quality of life for aging ...

Medicaid’s life-changing coverage is worth protecting. Just take a look at PACE. What simple pleasures do you take for granted? Maybe it’s making your coffee just the way you like it each morning, or ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Changes announced Friday to the state's Medicaid program could lessen the financial strain for thousands of disabled and elderly Missourians due to be affected Oct. 1 by a new ...

Budget cuts at the federal and state level have the potential to raise the uninsured rate in Ohio and put health coverage in jeopardy for a large part of the state. A study of state and federal data ...

Cook County health officials say they have fielded calls from residents who wrongly think they are no longer eligible or that ...