Medicaid

The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs.The uninsured rate in the U.S. for people under age 65 dropped…

Millions of people who enrolled in the Medicaid public health insurance program during the Covid pandemic could lose their coverage in the spring if their state determines they no longer meet the program's eligibility…

The Atlanta Medical Center will close on November 1. The Atlanta Medical Center is one of the only two trauma centres in the area that can treat critical injuries, including blunt force trauma, burns and gunshots. An employee at the Atlanta…

Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state…

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during her nomination hearing to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Washington on Thursday, April 15, 2021.Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll…

Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 29, 2020.Andrew Kelly | ReutersThe U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced criminal charges against two people in California in a…

Community health workers employed by Medicaid health plans can help low-income people who face barriers to care rely less on the emergency room, and more on outpatient care, a new study finds. The CHWs in the study worked with Medicaid…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state to have a federal waiver for such restrictions, as it extended its rollback of a signature health policy of the…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden…