Topic: Medicaid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the biggest spending cut in U.S. history takes shape in Congress, Republicans are preparing a more ambitious proposal that could scale back the benefit programs that account for the majority of government spending.Republicans in the House of Representatives ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the biggest spending cut in U.S. history takes shape in Congress, Republicans are preparing a more ambitious proposal that could scale back the benefit programs that account for the majority of government spending.Republicans in the House of Representatives ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts could have devastating effect on health careAs Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Legislature look to resolve Nevada's budget crisis, attention is turning to the state's Medicaid program, a crucial health care safety net for lower-income residents. It is a ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly 15 million people in the United States take care of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, amounting to 17 billion hours or more than $202 billion in unpaid care, Alzheimer's experts said on ...

Are lawmakers in the cut-spending camp misreading public sentiment?Are lawmakers in the cut-spending camp misreading public sentiment?You’ve seen the headlines: "Budget Deal Avoids Government Shutdown."There’s just one little problem -- those headlines are wrong.For sure, the move by House Republicans to fold ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to U.S. states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a proposal that would give them some flexibility in carrying out its key parts.Obama's signature healthcare reform plan ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States stand to gain billions of dollars as provisions in the U.S. healthcare plan to move Medicaid patients out of institutions come on-line, with 13 states awarded $45 million in grants on Tuesday, the Health and Human Services Agency ...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina's budget watchdog on Tuesday okayed a partial, $100 million bailout that delays a payments crisis for the state's Medicaid health-insurance program for poor people.With the state eyeing a large overall budget shortfall in its next ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law.With emboldened Republicans vowing to repeal or replace ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York sued New York City on Tuesday for civil penalties and damages "of at least tens of millions of dollars" over its Medicaid program.From 2000 to 2010, some patients ...