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The Trump administration has released rules for new Medicaid work requirements, with states moving quickly to implement them before next year.

Republican-led states are moving beyond federal cooperation requirements by directing health agencies to report some Medicaid recipients to immigration authorities, a shift researchers say could spread and reshape howimm

A national Medicaid analysis found that outpatient antibiotic use rises sharply with medical complexity in children, with the heaviest exposure concentrated among those with multiple chronic conditions.

A new Medical Xpress report says the pandemic-era federal requirement to keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled extended postpartum coverage nationwide and significantly increased enrollment.

A new cross-sectional study suggests that extending Medicaid work requirements nationwide could place roughly half of adult beneficiaries at risk of losing coverage, despite many already facing significant barriers to

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' innovation arm is more than doubling its staff to develop pilot programs that reduce drug costs across Medicare and Medicaid, signaling aggressive federal action on pharmaceutical pricing.

New Medicaid work mandates taking effect in 2027 could strip health coverage from nearly 8 million unpaid caregivers who provide an estimated $600 billion in annual care, pushing families into impossible choices between employment and looking after loved ones.