Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

Healthcare fraud enforcement continues to be a top priority for federal authorities, with Stark Law violations remaining under particular

Seven employees were fired after accessing tens of thousands of Medicaid and food stamp accounts and stealing at least $270,000.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported Friday that the data of more than 61,000 residents has been exposed in an incident.

Health care bills relating to cannabis, hospital transparency and Medicaid are on the docket for the 89th Texas Legislature.

A list of options a conservative leader has circulated includes key elements of the failed attempt to repeal Obamacare, according to Politico.

The first Trump administration also sought to block grant funding to states. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told KFF Health News that Medicaid and other federal entitlement programs need major changes to help cut the federal debt.

After missing a Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.

The burden of Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts could disproportionately fall on rural Arizonans who rely on the program.

While the federal government and the states jointly fund Medicaid, each state runs its own program, subject to federal requirements. The federal government covers between 50 percent and 77 percent of the cost of insuring people with Medicaid, depending on the state.

House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told KFF Health News that Medicaid and other federal entitlement programs need major changes to help cut the federal debt. "Without them ...

The feds intend to appeal a judge's decision that would force them to recalculate UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage (MA) star ratings. | The feds intend to appeal a judge's decision that would force them to recalculate UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage star ratings.