Trump's spending plan lowers funding for Medicaid by about $1 trillion over the next decade. The plan increases work requirements for recipients and places limits on state Medicaid funding sources.

Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program that covers about one-in-five Americans, may be in for some of the biggest changes in its 60-year history. The tax, spending and policy bill ...

Income limits for Medicaid vary by state and by program, although, they are often based on a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Healthy Louisiana, the state's Medicaid expansion program, ...

The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), was signed into law this summer, and it has a sweeping impact on Medicaid eligibility.

A study by UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers shows that personal income increased 9.6% for those who became newly eligible for Medicaid in states that expanded Medicaid in 2014.

Medicaid, like all “means-tested” programs where eligibility is based on income and assets, requires extensive documentation to establish eligibility. Proof is required to verify identity, residence, ...

The authors discuss the upcoming United States budget legislation that is under discussion, which aims to cut Medicaid funding. States like New York may need to tighten eligibility and cut costs to ...