Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program that covers about one-in-five Americans, may be in for some of the biggest changes in its 60-year history. The tax, spending and policy bill ...

Insurance options for children include Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs. Income levels can affect which insurance options a person’s ...

Murphy is a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Keppel is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. With the passage of President Trump’s tax bill and its ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Trump administration notified Ohio it would not consider a request that children from ages birth to four be continuously covered by Medicaid. The federal government’s ...

The Children's Health Insurance Program covers annual check-ups and more medical procedures for nearly 9 million kids in low-income families, but congressional bickering is putting it at risk, NBC ...

States implementing health insurance exchanges have the potential to affect health insurance options for children, and this could impact hospitals and providers as well, according to a National ...

Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...