Medicaid

We’ve spent a lot of time this week talking about Hunter Biden and impeachment, which is fair enough. I just wish we’d found more time to discuss another story, because it painted an alarming picture of what’s happening to millions of…

Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to…

The Biden administration is calling on state officials to slow down reviews of their Medicaid programs that have already reduced enrollment by more than 1 million nationwide and will likely reduce it by several million more in the months to…

Florida’s Ron DeSantis is now officially a candidate for president, and so far his campaign is going about as expected.The Republican governor has decried the “malignant ideology” of the left and “the woke mob,” and he’s promised to make…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building on May 4 in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFor many Americans, a medical emergency can lead to a financial crisis…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; President Joe Biden; and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meet in the Oval Office on May 9, 2023 to discuss the debt…

Eyesfoto | E+ | Getty ImagesWith the Covid-19 public health emergency in the U.S. officially ending Thursday, consumers may be hit with higher health care costs related to testing, experts say."The end of the public health emergency…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through…

This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe.Today’s newsletter is about the possibility that millions of Americans could soon lose their health insurance, thanks to a pair of ongoing political…

WASHINGTON ― Republicans and President Joe Biden are locked in a political fight over federal spending and whether Congress should tighten eligibility for food and health benefits. But even if Congress does nothing, federal benefits are…