Stein said both chambers of the legislature, which are led by Republicans, and his administration agree more funding is needed for Medicaid. But similar to criticisms raised by lawmakers about him and his health agency, he said the GOP-led General Assembly was politicizing the issue.

The group trying to get Medicaid expansion in Florida approved through a state constitutional amendment is pushing its target date back to 2028 instead of next year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028, citing a new state law restricting the process to get constitutional amendments before voters.

Gov. Josh Stein on Thursday urged lawmakers to prevent looming cuts to the state’s Medicaid program, warning the reductions could hurt residents and cripple already struggling hospitals and clinics. Speaking at Alliance Medical Ministry in Raleigh,

With federal cuts to food assistance and Medicaid looming, students at Mayfield High School told Sen. Martin Heinrich on Thursday that their school-based health clinic, whose provider

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services — before separate changes approved within President Donald Trump's spending-reduction law are implemented — as an impasse over state Medicaid funding extends further.

North Carolina lawmakers have failed to approve the necessary state funding for Medicaid before the Oct. 1 deadline, risking higher medical bills and possible loss of coverage for tens of thousands of people.

U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02) and a panel of health care advocates and experts urged the public to help “save health care” on Thursday by calling on elected officials to extend health insurance tax credits and restore Medicaid funding as a government shutdown looms.