A federal judge has again blocked a provision Congress passed in July that stripped federal Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood affiliates, ruling that the language likely places an unconstitutional burden on states to apply vague criteria about the scope of the ban.

CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the “Defund

This process, which began in 2023 and is expected to continue into 2025, is leaving many vulnerable populations without the health coverage they relied on for years. The implications are far-reaching,

Medicaid expansion has positive implications in terms of mortality in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a new study, 1 as the 2- and 4-year mortality of NSCLC was improved in states that had expanded access to Medicaid, implying that access to effective care improved outcomes for all patients.

New federal rules will require more than 18 million Medicaid enrollees nationwide to show they're working, volunteering, or going to school for 80 hours a month starting in 2027 to keep their coverage. Brader is exempt as long as she's deemed medically frail.

The state price tag of administering the program has risen dramatically in recent years, far outpacing the voter-imposed cap on government growth and spending.

Republican state lawmakers have failed to pass a new state budget, leading Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to cut the rates Medicaid reimburses hospitals and doctors. The rate cuts are now being challenged in court.