As the 90-day session comes closer to an end, the idea of Medicaid expansion isn't looking very promising this year in ...

Ever wonder how much Mississippi sends to the federal government in taxes vs. how much residents get back? Here's what we ...

The talk of such dramatic changes to the federal-state program has Mississippi lawmakers concerned – and hesitant to push ...

Social Security and Medicare have historically been considered untouchable because the main beneficiaries of those two ...

A lawmaker playing hardball may cost poor pregnant women a policy that would help them receive timely prenatal care.

After two rounds of votes, the bill passed with a vote of 217 to 215. The bill proposes $2 trillion in cuts from the budget which could take funding from social programs like Medicaid. With one in ...

In Mississippi, for instance, the federal government picks up 77% of the cost of Medicaid. States also receive a 90% match from the federal government for enrollees eligible for Medicaid under the ...

Mississippi— has traditionally been the recipient of more federal dollars per capita than any other. We’ve lived off the ...

The federal share varies widely, from 60 percent in Massachusetts to 82 percent states such as Mississippi and West Virginia. Congress is mulling at least four ways to cut federal Medicaid spending.

Medicaid explainer: who relies on the program, what exactly is known about fraud and how the federal government splits the ...

Advocates have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand ...

Mississippi lawmakers are unlikely to expand Medicaid this year as they wait to see how federal funding for the program might change. Both the House and Senate have "dummy bills" related to ...