We recently checked a claim by Sen. Ted Cruz on expanding Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor. "Our friends who are saying they want health care do not realize that expanding Medicaid ...

At a time when Congress is grappling with its spending priorities, many people in both parties have declared that cuts in Medicare and Social Security are off the table. But Medicaid—a successful ...

Changing Medicaid is one of the touchiest fights within the GOP effort to replace ObamaCare, and could become even more toxic if Republicans decide to bring children’s health insurance into the mix.

The Shapiro Administration today announced it has completely eliminated a backlog of Medicaid provider enrollment and revalidation applications, paving the way for more healthcare providers to become ...

As many as 42 percent of people who were uninsured at any point from 2010 to 2012 could not have access to new coverage options under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in states that ...

Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject a Medicaid expansion that would have made health coverage available to roughly 200,000 uninsured low-income, working class Oklahomans has left health officials ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic dislocation are having a major impact on state budgets, particularly their Medicaid programs. Medicaid is inherently counter-cyclical, meaning that ...