Re “Issa votes for Trump agenda bill, but mum on Medicaid cuts” (May 23): By voting “yay” for President Trump’s budget bill, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, risks Medicaid

The latest draft of Congress’ “big beautiful” tax and spending bill would push more than 7 million people off the Medicaid rolls.

Experts at the University of California, Riverside, weigh in on what impact these cuts could have. Bruce Link is a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology; Richard Carpiano is a professor of public policy; and Sanya Dhama is a first-year medical student.

Twenty-four million women rely on Medicaid for everything from maternal health and contraception to vaccinations and cancer screenings. Using data from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care,

Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of May 2025. | In May, SCAN Group acquired full ownership of PACE organization myPlace Health, states signed new pharmacy laws and more analyses of potential Medicaid cuts in Congress.

Hospitals, physicians, health insurers, long-term care providers and others warn of serious consequences for the healthcare system.

When we talk about cutting Medicaid, we're talking about dismantling this critical support system,” writes Ryan Hampton.

Medicaid covers Pat Hustmyer's medication for her chronic health condition. She is one of the almost 700,000 people enrolled in the Healthly Indiana Plan, or HIP, that are caught between state and federal Medicaid policies that threaten their coverage and could force them to make "life-or-death" decisions.

In Washington, Medicaid helps pay for dialysis for low-income and disabled patients. If that amount changes, an already-fragile system is at risk.

In a February snowstorm, that delay can mean the difference between life and death. Most people hope ... With further cuts to Medicaid, it is possible that 22 Michigan communities could soon ...

The prohibition abruptly expanded to include adults hours before the House passed the bill, escalating the crackdown on transgender care once focused on children.