Health Insurance News Trump And Medicaid Everything To Know About The Low Income Health Insurance Program

Five things to know about Medicaid heading into New Mexico’s special session

Medicaid is New Mexico's largest health care provider. Lawmakers will address requests for additional funds from state agencies and potential future cuts at the Oct. 1, 2025 special session. (Photo ... Read More

Health insurance battle at heart of shutdown

Health care insurance and coverage is at the heart of the current U.S. government shutdown, which has resulted in furloughs and more recently — lapses in food assistance benefits. Read More

Trump extends Georgia health insurance program with work requirements, despite red tape findings

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s program that provides health insurance to some low-income adults that document work or other activities has been extended for 15 months by President Donald Trump’s ... Read More

How many RIers will lose health insurance under new federal Medicaid rules? Here's a breakdown

The federal budget bill passed by congressional Republicans restricts who can qualify for Medicaid and institutes work rules. Read More

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad. Read More

Trump administration gives one-year extension to Georgia’s health insurance program for the poor

ATLANTA — Georgia's unique approach to Medicaid was set to expire this month, but the state just got a one-year extension from the federal government. The Pathways to Coverage program, which requires ... Read More

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. "It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should ... Read More

Feds slash budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance

About this time of year, Foundation Communities would be getting its latest group of specially-trained staff members ready to help more than 6,800 Central Texans sign up for Affordable Care Act ... Read More

Health Insurance Tax Credits and the Government Shutdown: What to Know

For the first time in nearly seven years, the federal government shut down on October 1, 2025. Government shutdowns aren’t new to Washington. Since the late 1970s, there have been 20 funding gaps. Read More