Dear Savvy Senior: If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage? — Caretaking Son Dear Caretaking Son: The rules and requirements for ...

Medicaid is a federal-state joint program which offers health insurance coverage to low-income seniors, children, and those who have disabilities. It also covers care inside a nursing home for the ...

My mom, 82, is in declining health and wants to go to a nursing home — but she’s worried Medicaid will seize her house to pay ...

Compare Medicaid and long-term care insurance to determine the best coverage for your needs. Understand key differences in benefits, flexibility, and cost.

HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, gives her patient Martina Negron her medicine. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) While many states have expanded their ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

The home- and community-based services industry has changed drastically over the last decade, from different payer mixes to ...

As Congress looks for ways to reduce the federal deficit, Medicaid is in the spotlight. Last week, the GOP-led House passed a budget framework that allows both chambers of Congress to work on a major ...

Alice needed a home health care aide for some time before she finally allowed her daughter Susan to take charge. Susan spent months securing all the financial documentation to prove her mother’s ...

Some of 2026 changes have prompted significant concern, and experts have warned millions will lose access to health care ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA - MARCH 26: Personal care assistant Maria Colville leaves for work to care for an elderly woman in Watertown. (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The Biden ...

State lawmakers passed a budget Saturday that will funnel Medicaid dollars to hospitals and nursing homes while overhauling the state’s home care program. The final budget deal, passed nearly three ...