Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said he doesn't know whether the Medicaid expansion "will be taken away" from his state's residents, another sign Republicans are giving ground on a major feature of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell concedes Medicaid expansion may last

Justin Green · September 3, 2014 7:01 pm

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 40 percent of the babies born in each of the last six years were born to unmarried mothers. (iStock Photo)

Surge in welfare stems from rise in out-of-wedlock births

Terence Jeffrey · September 3, 2014 6:24 pm

Illinois Medicaid pushes long-acting birth control

Carla Johnson · September 3, 2014 6:23 am

As of 2014, 19 states -- 18 of which are led by Republican governors -- have declined outright to expand coverage, but some holdouts are beginning to come to terms with expansion. (iStock)

Is the Republican fight against Medicaid expansion over?

Justin Green · August 31, 2014 9:00 am

Feds investigate Idaho Medicaid contractor

Feds investigate Idaho Medicaid contractor

Washington Examiner · August 29, 2014 8:30 pm

A Kaiser Family Foundation report found roughly 160,000 Tennesseans could benefit from closing the "coverage gap" between non-expanded Medicaid and the federal subsidies on the Obamacare exchanges. (iStock Photo)

Tennessee may expand Medicaid

Justin Green · August 29, 2014 4:39 pm

Food stamp fraud is so widespread that Government Accounting Office investigators found dozens of examples merely by searching online e-commerce sites like Craigslist.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Online food stamp fraud growing, GAO reports

Kelly Cohen · August 27, 2014 7:08 pm

The Arizona Supreme Court is set to consider whether to take up Gov. Jan Brewer's appeal of a lower court decision allowing a lawsuit challenging her Medicaid expansion plan to proceed. (AP)

Arizona high court to consider Medicaid suit

Associated Press · August 26, 2014 1:05 pm

Urbanist lobby’s goals will mean fewer families with children, more seniors needing government help

Urbanist lobby’s goals will mean fewer families with children, more seniors needing government help

Joel Kotkin · August 25, 2014 10:00 pm

Glitches delay Medicaid enrollment for former foster kids in Oklahoma

Glitches delay Medicaid enrollment for former foster kids in Oklahoma

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 9:00 am

Crossroads takes page out of AARP’s playbook

Beltway Confidential

Crossroads takes page out of AARP’s playbook

Philip Klein · August 20, 2014 10:16 pm

Medicaid insurers seek more from state

Medicaid insurers seek more from state

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2014 2:20 pm