A group of 19 states including Illinois sued to block the Trump administration from freezing federal funds for states that ...

want to see Medicaid funding decrease, and most think funding should either increase (42 percent) or be kept about the same (40 percent). KFF is an independent health policy research, polling ...

Medicaid covers 40% of births in Montana and 58% of children with special health care needs and disabilities, which means it is a critical source of funding for hospitals and clinics that provide ...

It’s not that all of California’s behavioral health policies are explicitly tied to Medicaid, but many state and local mental health programs draw funding from it. Less Medicaid money means ...

The federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid has told states not to use Medicaid funding to pay for gender-affirming care for minors. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the newly confirmed administrator of ...

and the addition of federal Medicaid funding does not render these programs as integral components of section 1115 demonstration programs,” the agency said in a letter (PDF) to states.

like Medicaid. The ballot measure protects the right, but not necessarily the accessibility or the affordability.” Many reproductive rights experts believe this Title X funding freeze is just ...

(WREX) — Medicaid is marking its 60th anniversary this month, part of the Great Society programs put in place by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Illinois ... critical funding for Medicaid is ...

The federal government is tightening Medicaid oversight, limiting funding for state-led initiatives it says stretch the program’s purpose and strain federal resources. Four things to know ...

CMS said federal funding for these programs has grown from $886 million in 2019 to nearly $2.7 billion this year. By comparison, the federal government spent about $600 billion on Medicaid in 2023.

Bobby Peterson on fears about Congress making cuts to Medicaid and the state budget. ABC for Health Executive Director Bobby Peterson discusses fears about Congress making cuts to Medicaid and ...

Northwestern has not received any official notification from the government about its funding freeze after learning about it from members of the media, according to a spokesman for the university.