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Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal government, and is managed by the states.

Give and take: Federal rural health funding could trigger service cuts

The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain between two beds.

27 Mar 2026

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half ago.

26 Mar 2026

New tool aims to support the delivery of whole-person care in everyday clinical practice

As whole-person care accelerates across the U.S. health care system, clinicians face a persistent and consequential gap: the lifestyle and upstream health factors that drive chronic disease remain largely unmeasured, undocumented, and uncompensated in health care data systems.

25 Mar 2026

An Arm and a Leg: Steep health care costs steer Americans to tough decisions

Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage amid the loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies and nosebleed-high premiums.

25 Mar 2026

Medicare reforms improve medication adherence among older adults with heart disease

Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease or major cardiovascular risk factors reported less cost-related medication non-adherence-skipping or reducing doses, delaying prescription fills or foregoing medications due to cost-after new provisions went into effect limiting out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26) and simultaneously published in JACC, the flagship journal of the ACC.

24 Mar 2026

Even with dental insurance, you still could face a large bill

Russell Anthony made eight trips to the dentist last year. The 65-year-old retiree in Nashville, Tennessee, hopes to go less often in 2026, but he's already made a few visits.

23 Mar 2026

New NYU study identifies lower heat risk thresholds for vulnerable older adults

Nationally, heat-related mortality has risen by nearly 17 % per year since 2016. As a result, New York City now issues heat alerts and opens cooling centers when the heat index is forecast to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for at least two consecutive days or a heat index of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for any length of time.

23 Mar 2026

Losing health insurance worsens diabetes outcomes in low-income adults

Losing health insurance can quickly worsen health for people with diabetes as patients struggle to control the disease after coverage is interrupted, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University,

22 Mar 2026

Oz escalates Medicaid fraud claims against states after focus on Minnesota

The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota.

20 Mar 2026

Mandated caps reduce insulin out-of-pocket costs among US Medicare beneficiaries

A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that out-of-pockets caps on insulin for Medicare Part D beneficiaries have reined in insulin prices.

19 Mar 2026

Watch: Affordability plagues health care in its shift from nonprofit to profit machine

On What the Health? From KFF Health News, distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, to talk about the likelihood of a national health care debate to rein in costs.

19 Mar 2026

Oz says California’s not fighting health care fraud, but data shows it’s part of a larger battle

For weeks, Mehmet Oz has been waging a public feud with California leaders over health care fraud, accusing the blue state of failing to adequately combat such abuse.

19 Mar 2026

Many ACA customers are paying higher premiums. Most blame Trump and Republicans, poll finds.

Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released Thursday.

19 Mar 2026

Lawmakers seek to protect crisis pregnancy centers as abortion clinic numbers shrink

Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an anti-abortion advocacy group to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work to dissuade women from having abortions.

19 Mar 2026

Medicaid News and Research

Give and take: Federal rural health funding could trigger service cuts

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

New tool aims to support the delivery of whole-person care in everyday clinical practice

An Arm and a Leg: Steep health care costs steer Americans to tough decisions

Medicare reforms improve medication adherence among older adults with heart disease

Even with dental insurance, you still could face a large bill

New NYU study identifies lower heat risk thresholds for vulnerable older adults

Losing health insurance worsens diabetes outcomes in low-income adults

Oz escalates Medicaid fraud claims against states after focus on Minnesota

Mandated caps reduce insulin out-of-pocket costs among US Medicare beneficiaries

Watch: Affordability plagues health care in its shift from nonprofit to profit machine

Oz says California’s not fighting health care fraud, but data shows it’s part of a larger battle

Many ACA customers are paying higher premiums. Most blame Trump and Republicans, poll finds.

Lawmakers seek to protect crisis pregnancy centers as abortion clinic numbers shrink

Continuous Medicaid coverage lowered postpartum uninsurance, but disparities remain

Lost in transmission: Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

Study links smokable drug use to heightened incidence of severe burns

Reckoning with state and federal cuts, Los Angeles safety-net clinics push for a new tax

Preconception pesticide exposure linked to poorer newborn health outcomes

Medicare Advantage ‘dark money’ group attempts to win higher payments for insurance companies

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