So, maybe there are stupid questions. Especially when they’re coming from an eight-term state representative serving on the Texas House Human Services Committee. During testimony in a recent public ...
(AP) MIAMI - Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough. She makes about $15,000 a year, supporting her daughter and unemployed husband. She thought she'd be able to get health insurance after the ...
WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans gained Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. Starting next year, millions are likely to lose it. A mammoth spending bill just passed by Congress would allow states ...
2016-11-08T12:46:27-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/642/20161108125645003_hd.jpgVikki Wachino, the deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
Reporting from Washington, d.c. — It’s the program that everyone confuses with Medicare. But Medicaid, the half-century-old government health plan for the poor, is actually bigger than its more famous ...
Long-term care is expensive, and for many Americans, that unavoidable expense eats away at the estate they hoped to leave to children and grandchildren. The average cost of a semi-private room in a ...
Measure 101 has its roots back in the era of former Gov. John Kitzhaber, the emergency room doctor who wanted to remake the way Oregon handles health care. Kitzhaber's main legacy, beyond the scandal ...
Oregon voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, to cast ballots in the special election over Measure 101. Here's a quick user guide: What Would Measure 101 Do? Related: Oregon Measure 101: How Did ...