Medicaid began as a welfare program, but 60 years later it covers one in five Americans. WSJ explains how it got so big, and how the “Big Beautiful Bill” will change it.

The Trump administration's recent cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are forcing states to reassess financial priorities, as federal support dwindles and the burden shifts to state budgets.

Nearly three million Americans are either enrolled in Medicaid in multiple states or are simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid and a subsidized Obamacare exchange insurance plan, according to a new analysis from the Health and Human Services Department.

President Donald Trump's spending bill is set to raise administrative costs and make managing costs more difficult for insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS Health's Aetna that operate Medicaid health plans,

Bains, a physician and state legislator representing parts of Kern County, had been hinting at a possible run for months. Her announcement comes on the heels of an aggressive advertising campaign spotlighting President Trump’s cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, and sharply criticizing Valadao’s recent votes in Congress.

Maine Family Planning filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Wednesday seeking to restore thousands of dollars in reimbursements.

A University of Iowa researcher with experience studying rural health care says cuts to Medicaid will only complicate care for those who already face less access and place a new roadblock in the way of those trying to coordinate care throughout the state.

States must begin verifying millions of Medicaid enrollees’ monthly work status by the end of next year — a task some critics say states will have a hard time carrying out. A provision in the tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law July 4 will require the 40 states plus Washington,