The House of Representatives last week passed a Republican budget proposal that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts. This includes at least $880 billion in mandatory spending cuts on programs of ...

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, 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 ...

Americans are increasingly relying on government aid thanks to aging populations and rising costs. Money from programs like Social Security accounted for 18% of total personal income in 2022. That's a ...