Kentucky has a high Medicaid enrollment, covering around 30% of its population, and relies heavily on federal funding for the program. Proposed federal legislation aims to cut Medicaid spending and ...

Medicaid expansion in Kentucky brought an outsized boost to some of America’s poorest counties beset by disproportionately high rates of chronic disease, disability and opioid abuse. After extending ...

State House legislative leaders have instructed the state Medicaid program to suspend its plans to cut reimbursement rates and services in October, despite a shortfall in Medicaid funding in the ...

FIRST ON FOX: The House Budget Committee has begun having early discussions on a second Republican megabill, eyeing more potential reforms to Medicaid, sources told Fox News Digital. Republicans on ...

This story was originally published by The Lund Report, an independent nonprofit health news organization based in Oregon. It is republished with permission. You can reach Lynne Terry at ...

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Idaho plans to cut Medicaid nursing facility rates by 8% in total by Sept. 2025. Cuts may force staffing reductions, limit admissions, and close rural facilities. Medicaid funds 75–100% of care; ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that ...

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe ...