Kennedy Jr. ended a longstanding transparency rule on Friday, supercharging his authority to change policies in areas ranging from Medicaid to the National Institutes of Health without advance notice to the public.

GOP lawmakers are considering a plan to limit federal matching funds for the health insurance program to pay for tax cuts.

Some Republicans expressed doubt that Medicaid cuts are coming. Alternative changes suggested included work requirements and anti-fraud efforts.

"If we lose Medicaid, this will impact his healthcare." More than 3.7 million Floridians are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and many families like Lewis' depend on these services.

Republicans are facing a nationwide backlash over the fate of Medicaid — but the potential program cuts are most threatening in seven conservative-leaning states where voters have cast ballots to expand the entitlement in recent years.

The House Budget 2025 bill has passed the House and awaits Senate deliberation. This budget bill could result in Medicaid losing funding. More here.

With the recent budget approval by the House of Representatives, changes may be coming to Medicaid nationally. How many could be affected in Tennessee.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith says she some major concerns about the Republican-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, possibly impacting Medicaid.

Everybody here says Medicaid is sacrosanct,” he said. But “nobody’s admitted that Medicaid is not producing positive health outcomes.” Is he right? Studying the effect of Medicaid is hard. For ethical reasons researchers cannot usually use randomised control trials.