Medicaid expansion

In Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, a long-standing resistance to expanding Medicaid seems to be showing signs of softening.  Republican lawmakers, after a decade of opposition, are now considering extending health insurance…

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's office said the state budget's two-month delay will prevent it from expanding Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income individuals in the autumn. Kody Kinsley, the state's secretary for health…

Medicaid dental coverage has been extended to Nevada adults with intellectual and developmental impairments for the first time. A federal grant under Title 19 and $2.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)…

Legislation in Missouri that would extend Medicaid coverage for a year to new mothers has been given final approval. As part of a nationwide effort to enhance maternal health, Missouri lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a bill…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a Medicaid expansion measure that has been in the works for a decade on Monday, giving the Democrat a historic triumph, though one key hurdle remains before coverage can be implemented, thanks to a…