Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.”

Alabama Medicaid program reopens

The state's largest insurer has advocated for using Medicaid expansion dollars to pay for private plans for people in the coverage gap.

The DOJ found that the state must make community-based services accessible so that physically disabled children can avoid being segregated in nursing facilities.

The Trump Administration announced a halt on federal funding for loans and grants Monday to take effect Tuesday, but a federal judge stopped the funding freeze minutes before it was supposed to be

The leader of the Alabama House of Representatives said Thursday that Medicaid expansion will not be one of the chamber’s priorities for the 2025 legislative session, but that changes to the ...

Despite this legal entitlement, many transition-age youth and young adults leaving foster care lose their Medicaid coverage due to gaps in record keeping (for example, documentation of former foster care involvement and enrollment in Medicaid before age 18) and difficulties submitting the paperwork needed for Medicaid reenrollment.

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.

At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.

The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty for patients, doctors, hospitals and others.

In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens