Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In early 2023, Rebecca Smith was two months sober and looking for help. Her addiction to methamphetamines had cost her custody of ...

Beginning January 1, 2024, eligible seniors and people with disabilities will be eligible for additional benefits to lower prescription drug costs through the expansion of the Extra Help program, ...

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.4 billion last year, according to new federal data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released (PDF) the latest results from the Medicare ...

A popular savings program for people with disabilities is being expanded to cover thousands more Ohioans.

Amidst the backdrop of large-scale consolidation across the US health care system, consolidation among Medicaid managed care ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Oregon’s Medicaid program is running significantly over budget, and state health officials say lawmakers will have to decide how to cover the rising costs by either securing more money or cutting ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Mitch Roob, secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, discusses the agency’s finances, including Medicaid costs, and upcoming challenges on Aug. 6, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Photo by ...