Sarah Kliff

Though Republicans are not explicitly trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a series of small, technical changes would substantially reduce enrollment and increase the cost of coverage.

The company’s application follows the move by Pfizer to seek full approval last month. Some U.S. states are doing better at vaccinating prisoners than the general public.

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

Now, Trump’s big budget bill might require particularly painful cuts in the South.

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.

New York Times reporters are looking into cases of unnecessary and wasteful spending in government health programs.

States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by constitutional amendments.

More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid, the country’s largest health insurance program.

Steve Coleman was kept for 21 months after his parole date because the state could not find a nursing home placement.