Medicaid

Rep. Keith Self defended GOP plans to tighten Medicaid access by promoting work requirements, claiming "scare tactics" about benefit cuts are misleading.

The poll comes a week after Governor Newsom signed legislation to allocate $2.8 billion to close part of a whopping $6.2 billion gap in the Medi-Cal budget

Dr. Mehmet Oz's young granddaughter suffered a medical incident just moments after he was sworn in to be the Trump administration's administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, causing remarks to end suddenly.

As Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as head of Medicare and Medicaid, he encouraged Americans to reduce drug spending by simply staying healthy.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is being slammed by her audience after she thanked grassroots volunteers within the Democratic Party for working towards preserving Medicaid despite refusing to hold a vote on Medicare for All legislation while she was in office.

Speaker Mike Johnson defended efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young men are wasting their lives "playing video games all day."

Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died on Tuesday at 70 months after becoming a first-time congressman. His final message was a call to stand up for Medicaid

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall is being blasted by social media users after amplifying President Donald Trump's claim that Republican Town Hall Meetings are being attended by protestors who have been paid to disrupt the events and berate legislators, despite there being no evidence to suggest this.

Mike Johnson alleged that pro-Medicaid protestors at town hall meetings advocating against spending cuts for the federal program are "paid" Democrats.

An Idaho woman was forcibly removed from a town hall meeting and later hospitalized after she protested against cuts to Medicaid.

President Donald Trump recently endorsed a budget resolution proposed by House Republicans which, if passed, would indicate major funding cuts towards Medicaid hence compromising access to healthcare for millions of Americans despite promising not to do so in an earlier interview.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, has advocated for the addition of a work requirement to Medicaid, which would force able-bodied adults to work or volunteer in order to receive coverage.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said systems are expected to "be back online shortly". New York AG said she is suing the Trump administration over the freeze in federal funding

Medicaid portals across the United States became inaccessible Tuesday following a federal funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration.

Friends and loved ones of a former U.S. Representative who voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act are now raising funds to pay for his medical bills after he fell off of a horse during a polo tournament.

The new mandate raises concerns about healthcare access for undocumented residents, as advocacy groups warn it may deter individuals from seeking necessary medical care.

DeSantis signed a law in 2023 directing hospitals that accept Medicaid to ask patients about their immigration status

The payment is for improperly claiming reimbursement from the Medicaid program for some immigrant patients

The study by JAMA Internal Medicine reveals the racial and ethnic disparities in Medicaid disenrollment after the pandemic

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The disparities in the waiting time saw English speakers facing a delay of 36 minutes, while the average Spanish-speaker had to stand by for almost two and a half hours.

At least 22 governors, including four Republicans, support an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, while others are expected to decide in the coming weeks, experts said on Wednesday.

Health insurer Aetna Inc said on Monday that it would buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc for $5.6 billion to increase its share of the fast-growing, U.S. government-backed Medicare and Medicaid programs.