Medicaid began as a welfare program, but 60 years later it covers one in five Americans. WSJ explains how it got so big, and how the “Big Beautiful Bill” will change it.

The Trump administration shared Medicaid data on 79 million people with DHS, stirring debate on privacy and immigration enforcement.

The Trump administration's recent cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are forcing states to reassess financial priorities, as federal support dwindles and the burden shifts to state budgets.

States, already facing cuts to services by Trump administration, now trying to figure out how to fit Medicaid and SNAP cuts into their budgets.

Nearly three million Americans are either enrolled in Medicaid in multiple states or are simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid and a subsidized Obamacare exchange insurance plan, according to a new analysis from the Health and Human Services Department.

State Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman says there’s “no scenario” in which New Jersey can make up the difference. Many residents expect to lose coverage.

“So many people in rural areas that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump are covered by Medicaid,” said longtime Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “They were very savvy at how they set it up with all of the tax cuts and credits taking effect ...

The claim that 100,000 people will die from Trump’s Medicaid cuts isn’t a fact—it’s a distortion of nuanced research turned into partisan fearmongering.