The Medicaid program currently serves over 3 million patients in Ohio. Approximately 500,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid coverage with this new bill, and that number could increase, per the ...

Medicaid changes under the Republican tax and domestic policy bill have gained attention after a Republican senator said, " we are all going to die," in response to a town hall question.

Currently, states must cover Medicaid benefits retroactively for three months before an eligible individual signs up for coverage. The Senate and House bills would reduce that to one month.

Medicaid reimbursement rates lag behind Medicare and are consistently 50-65% lower than private insurance. This funding differential has far-reaching consequences.

A demonstrator on wheelchair protests outside the office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on the proposed cuts to Medicaid on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Medicaid programs go by so many different names across the country that advocates and experts warn people may not know they're losing their coverage until it's too late.

As Republicans work to advance a massive bill containing much of President Trump’s domestic agenda, one of the central flashpoints is its potential cuts to Medicaid. Geoff Bennett discussed the ...