Medicare and Medicaid have different disability eligibility criteria, coverage, and costs. That said, it may be possible to qualify for both programs, which may offer extra benefits or lower your ...

Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.

Recent challenges with Medicaid waivers for people with developmental disabilities are among the problems that have been building up at state health agencies over the last year. (Photo by Danielle J.

Just weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives approved billions in cuts to Medicaid, the Senate is considering chopping the program even more, a move that advocates say would have dire ...

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a budget framework that could lead to more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, an amount that would ravage the nation’s disability services, ...

Congress is setting the stage to decimate Medicaid. The House of Representatives put forward a budget resolution that will lead to more than $880 billion in cuts from Medicaid. If approved, these cuts ...

Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that effectively prevent many people with disabilities ...

Care for people with developmental disabilities could take center stage in health care budget negotiations this year. The ...

The disability community is gravely concerned about proposed Medicaid cuts and their wide-ranging impact. While it's not yet clear which services will be targeted first, many essential supports ...