Starting in 2027, work requirements kick in for certain beneficiaries on Medicaid, while new work rules for the SNAP food assistance program took effect on Nov. 1. These reforms mandated by the One ...

America's promise to protect people in old age is fraying at the very moment the country is aging faster than ever. Programs built as "safety nets" are leaving growing gaps, and older adults are ...

Though the impact on rural facilities has received more focus from lawmakers, the majority of hospitals that are most susceptible to the funding cuts operate in urban communities. The One Big ...

You might think that Republicans would be satisfied with the massive cuts to social-safety-net programs in Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act. Unfortunately, they’re already looking at ways to ...

After months of negotiation and debate, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) (H.R.1) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4. The resulting sweeping legislative package preserves Farm Bureau ...

North Country HealthCare is the “only game in town” for care delivery in some of the regions it serves, said Dr. Jennifer Cortes, quality and population health medical officer at the federally ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Cook County Health and other safety-net health providers ...

BOSTON — A shortfall in a state fund that helps safety net hospitals pay medical costs for large numbers of uninsured and low-income patients has ballooned to nearly $290 million, according to newly ...