Medicaid

A Port St. Lucie kid with complicated medical needs is losing his coverage in days — and his family is claiming the notice was sudden.

There’s a growing crisis for some of the aging population in the nation’s capital, advocates say. The News4 I-Team found some D.C. residents who need care are being sent long distances from the community they know. Hundreds of D.C. residents, some of them unhoused, are residing in Maryland nursing homes.      On a hot September day, the News4 I-Team...

Some aging D.C. residents who need care are being sent long distances away from the community they know. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins explains why.

A growing number of states are offering dental care to low-income adults who once had to rely on charity or the emergency room to treat their tooth problems.

Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.

Some states have already stopped payments to families of severely disabled children while others have yet to make them permanent.

About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during...

More than half a million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. The bill is unlikely to become law, though.

Here’s what to know if you’re among the nearly 15 million people who may lose their insurance.

The deadline is coming up for people who receive Medicaid benefits in the D.C. area.

Starting April 1st Medicaid beneficiaries in the D.C. area will be required to renew their eligibility or risk losing health care benefits. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Medicaid will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and that pushes many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year.

The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first

The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first