As they work to pass a “big beautiful bill” filled with tax cuts and spending reductions, Republicans in Congress are proposing adding work requirements to Medicaid, the $618 billion program that ...

While Democrats and independents are far more likely to have concerns, the Republican concerns illustrate the perils as the ...

A false representation is the lazy young person or minority who parasitically obtains health insurance, public assistance ...

"Everyone is one illness away from possibly being a Medicaid recipient," said Edwards. "The perception of who relies on these ...

As Congress debates where to trim the budget, the stakes for Medicaid recipients, and the states that depend most on the program, remain high.

Under the House bill, many Medicaid recipients would be subject to something the measure calls a "community engagement requirement." That provision would mandate that people who are enrolled in ...

“Millions of able-bodied adults have been added to the rolls in the past decade, primarily as a result of Medicaid expansion,” they complain. “Many of these recipients are working-age ...

House Republicans have unveiled legislation that would mandate certain Medicaid recipients complete 80 hours per month of "community engagement"—including work, education, job training or volunteering ...

Medicaid is a major source of health care for people of color. But Newton can only afford to see a small number of Medicaid patients, because the program pays her so much less than commercial ...

However, if the Medicaid recipient enrolls with a private home health agency, he or she is sacrificing a large degree of autonomy with respect to their services. Under this system, the Medicaid ...