Medicaid plays an especially vital role for Hispanic families. In Florida, more than 35% of Medicaid recipients are of Hispanic descent. PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com When considering the ...

Florida Medicaid manages the healthcare of more than 5 million children, pregnant and postpartum women, disabled adults and seniors. The cost to run this public program is nearly $40 billion dollars ...

Medicaid has become a significant safety net for families during the COVID-19 pandemic, with about half of all children in the United States now covered through their state’s public health insurance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes In nursing homes across ...

In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requiring them to prove they’re ...

Winter has just started, but the heat could be rising soon on Florida to expand its Medicaid program under Obamacare. Florida so far has resisted calls and significant financial incentives to expand ...

Palm Beach County parents say their children lost access to a critical autism therapy after Medicaid abruptly stopped ...

The Florida state government has been a hotbed of opposition to Obamacare, and has succeeded in resisting the law’s Medicaid expansion, in large part because of the state's Low Income Pool: a ...

Florida resident Oscar Hernandez is scrambling to ensure his 16-year-old terminally ill son, Llarell, will continue to receive medical care. Llarell is paralyzed and relies on three life support ...

When the Supreme Court hears arguments over President Obama's health care law next week, one item on the table will be a program that has been in place for nearly 50 years. Medicaid, a joint ...