In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less ...

The recent decision by some US states to cover glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists for obesity treatment marks a shift ...

A report published in November by KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, found only 13 states were covering GLP-1s for the treatment of obesity for Medicaid beneficiaries ...

Support grows among Americans for work requirements in Medicaid, but concerns arise as past implementations led to ...

Democrats representing Arizona in Congress are pointing to a new report as proof that people would lose health insurance under a reconciliation budget package from Republicans. "Now Republicans are ...

Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated a number of last-minute changes to the megabill to ensure passage, including moving up the ...

Melannie Bachman, 39, of Charleston, South Carolina, is among the patients closely watching the sweeping Republican bill to ...

New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and ...

As of late 2024, only 14 state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Saxenda, or Zepbound for the treatment of obesity. These states are: California, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, ...

Doctors, patients and health experts are bracing for massive coverage losses as House Republicans are poised to impose Medicaid work requirements as part of the “big, beautiful bill” ...

Overnight, the United States House of Representatives voted to make deep cuts to Medicaid, the federal program that provides medical insurance for low-income individuals, many rural and immigrant ...

Experts warn the cuts could lead to longer wait times to see a doctor, patients putting off care and higher costs for ...