CMS removes guidance for Medicaid, CHIP health equity programs

States use these programs to pay for wraparound services such as temporary housing and meals for high-risk children and adults. Read More

Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What Exactly Is Medicaid, Again?

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead | KFF Health News ... care services than any other type of insurance, public or private. Medicaid programs can go by many different names, even within the same ... Read More

'It will increase human suffering': Health-care community gives dark warnings about Medicaid cuts

Arizona's Medicaid program, AHCCCS, covers a significant portion of the state ... Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS, pronounced "access," for short. It is government health insurance ... Read More

Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program. Read More

Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

GOP pressure over Medicaid is mounting, with some state party leaders joining the calls to preserve the program ... health care research firm KFF. “Roughly half of the American people say ... Read More

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Only 15% say ... for health care facilities, including rural hospitals and nursing homes. Hospitals have benefited from increased enrollment in health insurance programs such as Medicaid because ... Read More

312,000 Nevadans would lose health care if Medicaid cuts are enacted for Trump budget

More than 700,000 Nevadans are enrolled in Medicaid, a health insurance ... care coverage. Not all states joined the Medicaid expansion program, but Nevada did. In fact, it was the first state ... Read More

Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?

Medicaid covers more mental health and long-term care services than any other type of insurance, public or private. Medicaid programs can go by many different names, even within the same state ... Read More

Republicans consider cuts, work requirements for Medicaid

Only 15% say ... for health care facilities, including rural hospitals and nursing homes. Hospitals have benefited from increased enrollment in health insurance programs such as Medicaid because ... Read More