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Medicaid vs. Obamacare: Costs, Benefits and Enrollment

Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is the federal law that created health insurance marketplaces and ...

4 Biggest Changes Coming to Medicaid in 2026

Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program that provides coverage for eligible individuals and households ...
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Algorithms used to determine Medicaid eligibility for home care vary widely among states

Researchers worry that Medicaid home care eligibility decisions are often made without public scrutiny and based less on ...

Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules

The Trump administration says it’s developing a digital tool to help people prove they’re meeting new Medicaid work requirements. KFF Health News talked to officials from the two states running pilot ...
Health Affairs

Medicaid Cuts Threaten Pregnancy And Postpartum Coverage, Access To Care, And Health

This Forefront article details the proposed changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing, the anticipated outcomes for ...
Health AffairsOpinion

Medicaid’s Matching Funding Is At Cross Purposes With Program’s Goals

Medicaid’s open-ended matching funding arrangements distribute a much larger amount of federal funding to wealthier states ...
WLKY

Rep. McGarvey warns cuts to Medicaid could threaten program keeping seniors healthy

WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THANK YOU. RACHEL. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL CUTS WILL IMPACT SENIOR CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MEDICAID AND SNAP BENEFITS TAKING A DIRECT HIT. WLKY BLAKELY MCHUGH ...
Media Matters for America

Many states' Medicaid programs have a different name, but local reporting is connecting the dots on One Big Beautiful Bill's massive cuts

On May 22, House Republicans passed their budget reconciliation omnibus — the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — which would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, among other ...