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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 ...
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.
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.
Will Cuts to Medicaid Hasten the Demise of Rural America?
Experts are warning that recent steep cuts to Medicaid will turn rural communities into ghost towns as hospitals shut down ...
Medicaid cuts, sexual abuse payouts, spell draconian cuts in next few LA County budgets
LA County faces deep cuts in the next two-plus years that mean furloughs, layoffs, cuts to parks, health services, maybe ...
What the Future of Medicaid and Medicare Could Look Like
Tens of millions of Americans rely on the programs, and they have protected the country's most vulnerable populations for over six decades now.
US plans Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the Washington ...
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Some Georgia nursing homes at risk of closure from Medicaid cuts
The nursing home industry is one of several swaths of the health care sector that could see massive upheaval under the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act." ...