Medicaid

Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollees, adding another challenge for state health officials trying to plug a massive budget hole.

Vice President JD Vance ‘s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor.

Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement.

Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program.

A new report from UnidosUS finds that more than 4 million Latinos are among the roughly 14 million Americans projected to lose health coverage over 10 years due to federal cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

States where voters bypassed officials to expand Medicaid are opting for stricter implementation of new requirements.

State officials remain uncertain on how to enforce a requirement that many adult Medicaid enrollees show they’re working and they’re taking a variety of approaches to the job, including, in a handful of states, using artificial intelligence.

Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government program. But some states think the rules don't go far enough

Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last summer, will soon demand more from staff at state agencies in places where lawmakers expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults — nearly all states and the District of Columbia.