Long-term care: What is it, how does it work and how can you plan to pay for it?

Having a plan for how care can be obtained and paid for can make it more manageable and less damaging to a family’s finances.

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are ...

Why is the government shut down? How Medicaid, Obamacare are dividing Congress

Federal funding cuts to Medicaid and the expiration of subsidies for Obamacare are the key disputes between Republicans and ...

What to know about Medicare, Advantage open enrollment, which starts Oct. 15

The annual enrollment period for Medicare — government-supported health benefits for retirees — starts Oct. 15.
MM&M

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as healthcare, GAO says

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Most ...

9 Major Medicare Changes for 2026: What's Coming for Premiums, Drug Prices, and Program Cuts

Medicare beneficiaries face higher costs, reduced services, and possible cuts to the program at large—but there’s good news about prices for some drugs and the medication payment plan.
Mother Jones

The Deceptive Phrase Behind Trump’s Medicaid Purge

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few days before the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the ...
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GA's Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Healthcare, GAO Says

Most of the tax dollars used to launch and implement the nation's only Medicaid work requirement program have gone toward paying administrative costs rather than covering health care for Georgians, ...

Most American Children Rely on Medicaid, CHIP—They Could Soon Be at Risk

President Donald Trump's almost $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and CHIP could have a "widespread impact" on children, Ye ...
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NC Senate moves to end Medicaid's work with Planned Parenthood, boost medical bill transparency

North Carolina lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would end the state Medicaid program’s work with Planned Parenthood. The bill would also require medical providers to share more ...