Colorado Gov. Jared Polis warned Friday that Medicaid costs would consume most of the state budget in coming years if work isn’t done now to reign in its spending.

Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed to spend under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, according to the governor’s ...

Federal funding cuts to Medicaid and the expiration of subsidies for Obamacare are the key disputes between Republicans and Democrats in the shutdown.

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — ...

As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

'I was born in a time when the elderly and disabled were hidden away in back bedrooms and institutions' "As technology advances, I find it more difficult to do things most people take for granted." ...

As we age, many of us will need some form of long-term care, whether at home or in a facility. With nursing home costs averaging over $90,000 per year, long-term care expenses can add up quickly.

By late November, when lawmakers are next expected in Raleigh, most providers — and their patients — will likely feel the ...