The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Arizona, California, Oregon, and New Mexico became the first states approved to offer Medicaid and Children’s Health ...

Over the course of the past four presidential administrations, the use of Medicaid 1115 waivers to address beneficiary health-related social needs has grown. At this time, twenty-five waiver projects ...

When her daughter was younger, Brooke Petry’s annual Medicaid renewal was akin to a scheduled anxiety attack. The state required extensive documentation of her income and her partner’s, along with an ...

Does Medicaid cover in-home care? Yes, Medicaid covers care so seniors can age in place. In fact, according to Medicaid.gov, more than 86% of long-term support beneficiaries received care in their own ...