Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.

The directive for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test new models aimed at lowering drug costs through the

The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started, so current drug prices are unaffected.

Medicare and Medicaid are major sources of government spending, yet Democrats and Republicans alike support funding the programs.

The new Trump administration should seize the opportunity to change the Medicare drug price negotiation program by introducing floors.

Drug pricing experts are not sure why rolling back drug pricing initiatives would be a day one priority for President Trump.

Concern is growing among Democrats after President Donald Trump reversed some of the former president's executive orders, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

The Democratic National Committee ( DNC) is going on the offense against President Donald Trump just two days into his second term, blasting the 45th and 47th President over what they say is a plan to follow through on the controversial Project 2025 agenda, including by cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Hospitals are also seeing higher uncompensated care as individuals lose Medicaid coverage or decide not to purchase health insurance. If there are changes to the health insurance exchanges, more people could end up uninsured. Hospitals across the country, and particularly safety-net hospitals, are preparing for the worst.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday released an informational bulletin with updated federal poverty level standards applied to eligibility criteria for Medicaid.

Expanding eligibility for MSPs is an important avenue to support health care affordability for older low-income adults, including those that are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.