At least 52 maternity wards across the United States are facing closure as federal Medicaid funding cuts begin to take effect, according to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care. The cuts are also stripping health coverage from certain legal immigrants including refugees and victims of human trafficking, while adding strain to pediatric practices.
Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding has been restored to Texas hospitals, resolving a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The hospitals had been slated to lose $27 million per day during the standoff.
A study by the Urban Institute found that new work requirements and frequent eligibility checks in the Big Beautiful Bill could cause up to 2.3 million young adults to lose Medicaid coverage. The disenrollment risk is particularly high for young adults who move frequently and work in gig economy jobs, making it difficult to prove continued eligibility.
The Trump administration finalized a rule prohibiting Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program from covering gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors, threatening to pull federal funding from states that continue such coverage.
The Trump administration has paused over $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. citing suspected fraud and noncompliance. The states must provide documentation to receive the withheld funds.
Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood is resuming after being cut off for most of a year. The restoration of funding ends a prolonged period during which the organization was unable to receive reimbursements through the federal health insurance program for low-income Americans.
The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell citing insufficient criminal indictments as the reason for the suspension.
A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston challenging a Trump administration rule that implements new Medicaid work requirements and narrows exemptions for medically vulnerable people.
Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against a UnitedHealth insurance unit, accusing it of defrauding the state's Medicaid program (MassHealth) by more than $100 million through inflating patient risk scores to make older patients appear sicker than they were.
Federal officials have imposed a Medicaid funding freeze on California and are threatening similar action against other states, representing a significant escalation in federal-state healthcare policy conflicts.
Medicaid cuts stemming from Republicans' 2025 tax law are now projected to be significantly larger than originally forecast, with estimates reaching $775 billion. This represents a major expansion of expected reductions to the federal health insurance program for low-income Americans.
The Trump administration disclosed plans to reduce Medicaid state directed payments to providers even more than Congress already slashed, setting up a probable confrontation with healthcare provider groups.
Hundreds of hospitals nationwide face potential closure following Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, prompting state lawmakers to explore emergency loans and financial assistance programs to prevent healthcare access disruptions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new guidance implementing limits on federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for certain noncitizen populations, representing a significant policy shift in immigrant healthcare coverage.
Multiple policy changes under the Trump administration, including higher Medicare Advantage payments adding $13 billion to insurer revenues, have primarily enriched health insurance companies despite campaign promises to clamp down on the industry.
Jefferson Health filed a lawsuit against Aetna claiming its policy of reducing reimbursement for certain inpatient hospital stays violates federal law and their reimbursement contract. Aetna disputes Jefferson's claims.
A provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make an estimated 100,000 lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible for Medicare coverage, ending benefits for individuals who paid into the system for years.
A Public Citizen analysis found 446 hospitals at high risk of closing or cutting services due to roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts from the "Big Beautiful Bill." Services most at risk include mental health, maternal care, and rural emergency care, with some major health systems already laying off staff.
A new analysis finds that proposed Medicaid cuts could jeopardize hundreds of hospitals across the United States that collectively provide care for approximately 7 million patients, raising concerns about access to healthcare services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that 23.1 million people selected health insurance plans through the Health Insurance Exchanges during 2026 open enrollment, maintaining near-record enrollment levels and demonstrating continued stability in the marketplace.
States are implementing plans for a $50 billion congressional fund intended to improve rural health care, but the funding structure may paradoxically incentivize rural hospitals to reduce services or close facilities in some states.
President Trump announced that all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have agreed to participate in his administration's 'most favored nation' drug pricing initiative for Medicaid programs, which aims to lower prescription drug costs by tying prices to those paid in other countries.
