Advocates say new guidelines that disqualify more people from green cards if they use government benefits is prompting droves of immigrants to drop government social services

Medicaid that it says will increase financial transparency by hospitals, but health care advocates say will cause vulnerable hospitals to close and hurt Medicaid beneficiaries, NBC News reports.

A federal appeals court rejected a Trump administration rule that allowed Arkansas and other states to impose work requirements on its low-income residents who received Medicaid benefits, further blocking a marquee issue for the president. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the White House had acted unlawfully and that Health Secretary Alex Azar’s...

People will get more time to sign up for “Obamacare” health insurance, the Trump administration announced Monday, following a spate of computer glitches over the weekend. The new HealthCare.gov deadline is 3 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a statement. Coverage takes effect Jan. 1.

New Hampshire lawmakers have approved changes to work requirement rules for Medicaid recipients just as the requirements are taking effect.

New Hampshire lawmakers have approved changes to work requirement rules for Medicaid recipients just as the requirements are taking effect.

Low-income residents of New Hampshire are suing the federal government over the state’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients. The National Health Law Program, New Hampshire Legal Assistance and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice sued on behalf of a 26-year-old sporting goods store cashier, a 40-year-old who does seasonal work and lives off the land and a couple...

Maine says it’ll use almost $1 million in existing state funding to hire 45 people to staff a temporary call center to help enroll low-income Mainers in Medicaid expansion. Maine’s health agency estimates it will use $955,000 in existing funds for a state-operated facility in Wilton for six months. The Monday announcement follows the January decision by Barclays US to...

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills is sticking to her campaign promise to expand Medicaid. Mills announced on her first full day in office that she’s seeking “expedited” approval of benefits for thousands retroactive to July 2.

Target Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated rules of Massachusetts’ Medicaid program. Federal and Massachusetts authorities allege Minneapolis-based Target violated federal and state False Claims Acts by automatically refilling Medicaid recipients’ prescriptions and seeking payment from Medicaid.

President Donald Trump has tapped a Maine official who battled Medicaid expansion for a position that puts her in charge of the national Medicaid program.

Maine’s Republican governor is urging the federal government to reject his state’s voter-approved plan to expand Medicaid.

A bill to continue New Hampshire’s expanded Medicaid program for another five years is on its way to the desk of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.

Amazon has taken another step to woo low-income shoppers to its site and away from rival Walmart. The online retailer opened up its $5.99-a-month discounted Prime membership to people on Medicaid Wednesday, giving Amazon an even bigger pool of potential shoppers who may otherwise have been unable to pay the standard fee. Since June, Amazon has offered the same Prime...

Protesters chanting “No cuts for Medicaid, save our liberty!” were forcibly removed from the Senate Finance Committee room Monday as lawmakers attempted to convene a hearing into the Republican Graham Cassidy health care bill.

Maine voters are set to consider expanding Medicaid in their state as congressional reform efforts fail.

There are many reasons why the Senate will probably reject Republicans’ crowning bill razing much of former President Barack Obama’s health care law. There are fewer why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might revive it and avert a GOP humiliation....
Leaders say the Senate will vote Tuesday on their health care legislation. They’ve postponed votes twice because too many Republicans were...

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has delivered an ultimatum of sorts to Democrats on health care.

As it stands, the Senate Republican proposal would reduce funding for Medicaid, the single largest source of health care coverage in the United States.

If you’re being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved survival — by almost half a year, longer than many new cancer drugs do. The online tool was intended as a quick and easy way for people to regularly report complications...