Full Episode
Sunday, Oct 5
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy

Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue
Donate now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

medicaid

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live

Jan 09

Rural hospitals rely on Medicaid expansion to stay open, study shows

By Casey Moss, STAT

A new study released Monday reports a crucial consequence of that divide: Nonexpansion states have suffered a significant increase in hospital closures. States that expanded benefits, on the other hand, saw their rate of closures decline.

Continue reading

Jan 09

CBO says Children’s Health Insurance Program would cost $800 million for five years

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Financing for the program expired last fall. Congress has temporarily extended its funding, but growing numbers of states have moved closer to exhausting their money.

Continue reading

Dec 28

Watch 9:10
Why Maine’s governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion

By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane

Voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to most low-income adults -- that's at least 70,000 residents who stand to gain health insurance. But the law's fate is still unclear because Gov. Paul LePage says lawmakers…

Continue watching

Nov 29

I can’t afford Medicare Part B. How do I prepare for tomorrow’s health problems?

By Philip Moeller

While you have dodged a health care bullet so far, the odds are you will need substantial health care in your later years.

Continue reading

Nov 15

How does a married couple make the most of Medicare and an employer health plan?

By Philip Moeller

A couple finds that insuring the husband through the wife's employer plan is too expensive and doesn't cover much. Could a Medicare option save them money?…

Continue reading

Nov 14

Senate Republicans may use tax bill to repeal Obamacare individual mandate

By Associated Press

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”…

Continue reading

Nov 09

Why Maine voted to expand Medicaid — and what’s next

By Laura Santhanam

Maine voters said they want to offer Medicaid to more people in the state, but in the face of opposition from Governor Paul LePage and the Trump administration, will it happen?…

Continue reading

Nov 08

Does it matter where you buy a Medigap plan?

By Philip Moeller

A grandfather who is planning a move to another state wonders if it matters where he buys a Medigap plan.

Continue reading

Nov 08

Maine governor says voters wrong to approve Medicaid expansion

By Associated Press

Maine's governor says residents of his state made an expensive mistake when they voted to expand access to Medicaid, and he is hesitant to implement it at all.

Continue reading

Nov 01

I care for my aging mother 24/7. Can I get help?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare does not cover the kind of in-home custodial care this reader needs. Does she have any options?…

Continue reading

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 36
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

web ad

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Sunday, Oct 5
  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You