The Republican plan was shaping up to be a political albatross. Putting Medicare funding on the table probably won’t help.

N.Y, said President Donald Trump's budget bill spells disaster for senior citizens and Republicans who support it.

Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.

Republicans are trying to make federal assistance contingent on work. It’s just a roundabout way to restrict benefits.

Ernst, an Iowa Republican, joked that she thought her constituents 'understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from ...

While Democrats and independents are far more likely to have concerns, the Republican concerns illustrate the perils as the ...

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst defended Medicaid cuts included in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” telling ...

A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator ...

Medicaid growth has outpaced that of the other two largest federal entitlement programs, and spending on it will top the ...

A new poll from KFF revealed that 76 percent of Republicans enrolled in Medicaid are worried about potential funding cuts.

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told an audience “Well, we all are going to die,” in response to concerns that Medicaid cuts woud ...

N.Y., joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the GOP’s plans to limit Medicaid fraud and abuse and how Democrats are responding.