Medicaid is the main government program covering health care insurance and long-term care to approximately 83 million people.

For years I was the only surgeon in Aurora who saw surgical patients with Medicaid insurance. The more prosperous and select ...

Poverty and social and economic inequality ... or even for a journal of medical care, health policy or social policy—which in recent years have published numerous articles on this topic ...

A 2024 March of Dimes report card showed Ohio’s infant mortality rate at 7.1 deaths for every 10,000 births, ranking Ohio ...

High poverty rates, rising food prices ... struggles at any level will be helpful to families’ mental and physical health. If a portion of the population is malnourished, the community at ...

The Community Health Care Clinic in Normal is now accepting applicants who make up to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level, or FPL. Previously, applicants had to make up 185% of the FPL.

overcrowded housing and access to health care. "Poverty isn't just background context—it's central to understanding who develops TB and who struggles with treatment," says corresponding author ...

Many of the programs that are crucial to the well-being of our children are under assault and must be protected, write three doctors on behalf of Pediatric Society of Central New York.

Since 2000, child poverty has been steadily climbing in ... fewer have access to health care due to the shrinking number of healthcare facilities and resources, particularly in rural areas ...

Connecticut's Access Health had its highest enrollment in 2025 because of financial aid opportunities. But the law offering ...