The Latest Breaking News from Medicaid

Sam Chavarría said her doctor was clear about the birth defects her medication could cause if she became pregnant but agreed to keep her on it as long as she had an IUD.

Some House GOP members told Axios that Medicaid changes could be on the table.

UnitedHealthcare, Centene, and Aetna have seen their revenue surge by billions as their membership soared by millions.

DENVER — By 8 a.m. on a recent Saturday, Vuela for Health’s office in Denver’s Cole neighborhood was already buzzing with people there to learn if they should be worried about their hearts.

OAKLAND, Calif. — For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by trying not to chew with it. As an immigrant without legal status, the 58-year-old unpaid caregiver knew that California’s Medicaid program was closed…

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the safety-net program.

In Texas, many uninsured people can access Medicaid if they get pregnant. But 2 months after giving birth, the coverage ends. Advocates say new moms need a full year, to improve maternal health.

Sick children overwhelmed hospitals this past fall and winter, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation's ability to care for its youngest during a crisis.

There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

According to the Justice Department's reading of the law, the crime need not involve impersonation or even fraud.

The basics of middle-class life are too expensive. But more subsidies won't help.