On this day 60 years ago, the Medicaid and Medicare programs were signed into law by former President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was July 30, 1965, and both programs were established within the Social ...

As the annual Medicare open enrollment period unfolds, millions of Americans are evaluating their healthcare options for the year ahead. From reviewing prescription drug plans to considering Medicare ...

Medicaid is the program that politicians love to fight over. Still, millions of Americans can’t afford to lose Medicaid, which acts as the safety net that keeps low-income families, seniors, and ...

The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t limit home- and community-based care. Health care experts disagree. The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t ...

The House narrowly passed a budget resolution Tuesday that would extend the 2017 tax cuts and require $2 trillion in federal savings. While the Senate must sign off on the House's resolution before ...

Congressional Republicans recently passed a budget resolution that calls for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to reduce $880 billion in spending over 10 years, setting the stage for a messy ...

ALL EYES ON MEDICAID — House Republicans have passed a budget resolution that paves the way for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — and for GOP lawmakers to propose Medicaid savings to ...

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Congressional leaders are looking to make big reductions to federal spending to pay for President Trump’s priorities, and they’ve singled out ...

The Wall Street Journal highlighted Indiana's Medicaid program as an antidote to what's going on in Minnesota. Here's the ...

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. Getty Images Some Medicaid recipients think ...

The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain individuals enrolled in Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., leaves the stage after the House Democrats' news conference on Medicaid and SNAP cuts proposed by the Republicans' reconciliation process in the Capitol ...