In other words, if the state’s income limit for Medicaid is $2,000 a month and your parent’s income is $3,000 a month, but the cost of nursing home care is $5,000 a month, then Medicaid would ...

The federal government sets basic guidelines for the types of care you can get with Medicaid and how much, if anything, you pay for it. But Medicaid benefits differ from one state to another.

Medicaid is one of the biggest and yet most poorly understood government programs. Unanticipated swings in Medicaid spending can soak up money lawmakers would rather use for other purposes, and ...

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced, the average monthly Medicare Advantage plan premium is estimated to drop from $23.63 in 2020 to $21.00 in 2021.

Interface with Medicaid expansion: As described above, the premise of the Basic Health Program is that it will provide a bridge between an expanded Medicaid program and coverage under the exchange.