Medicaid

Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Volusia County man got a five-figure bill after a Rapid City hospital declined to charge his state’s Medicaid program.

Access remains limited to these effective but expensive drugs, even for patients covered by Medicaid, because of stringent prerequisites that must be satisfied before starting the drug.

Now the Senate gets its hands on the "big, beautiful bill," which exceeds 1,000 pages, after House committees labored on it for months.

One thing experts agree on: The damage from the funding cuts will be varied and immense.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and her Democratic colleagues are concerned spending cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress will reduce the number people with Medicaid coverage.

Republican lawmakers say the new law is an attempt to prevent fraud. Florida Decides Healthcare claims it violates the First Amendment and due process rights

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision in favor of Family Health Centers, which filed the lawsuit after AHCA rejected a request for an increased Medicaid reimbursement rate.

Legislators are working to make Children's Medical Services more cost-efficient by transferring its operations to another agency. Critics think it could stymie care for kids.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle’s ruling said the plaintiffs lacked legal standing because none of them alleged they are not receiving services they need or are facing a reduction or denial of services.

The former heart surgeon and TV pitchman will be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. His confirmation came in a party-line vote, 53-45.