President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

I’m not a policymaker or an expert in economics. I’m a lifelong New Mexican, born and raised in Lincoln County, living in Las Cruces for 30-plus years. I am a ...

In New York, for example, people who are 65 or older or who are disabled have a $32,396 asset limit ($43,781 for couples). Monthly income eligibility for such Medicaid applicants is $1,800 for an ...

While Medicare does not cover long-term nursing home stays, the federal agency provides limited coverage for short-term support in skilled nursing care facilities. These facilities specialize ...

The Trump administration announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at getting noncitizens disenrolled from the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). "CMS will begin ...

Unless Oregon vastly reduces its error rate in awarding food stamps to residents in need of help, Oregon will face staggeringly higher costs. Workers and experts say doing better will prove difficult.

Sen. Thom Tillis and state Senate leader Phil Berger discussed how to protect North Carolinians from cuts to Medicaid, but ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Big changes could be coming to North Carolina's rural healthcare landscape. On Oct. 1, more than $300 million in cuts to North Carolina Medicaid providers could begin because ...

ASHEVILLE - Pisgah Legal Services has laid off 12 employees in recent weeks as the free, civil legal aid, anti-poverty advocacy nonprofit has faced budget cuts resulting from lagging funding for North ...