Gov. Henry McMaster requested Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) work with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Se

More than 65 million Americans rely on the program for their health insurance, with a significant proportion of those being seniors facing retirement.

Oklahoma and South Carolina are among nine states that use some form of provider-based reference pricing to contain spending growth in their state employee health plans. Officials in those states note their plans’ strong market position and relative ease of administration as factors behind the success of these programs.

Senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

Explore Scott Bessent's confirmation as U.S. Treasury Secretary and his plans for tax cuts, economic growth, and fiscal policy.

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal employees to resign in exchange for pay, saying in a Senate floor speech that the deal was a trick, that the president didn’t have the authority to make the offer and employees who resign may not be paid.

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has struggled to answer questions at his Senate confirmation hearing about how he'd reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of

Among the governor's proposals are cuts in personal income taxes, increases in teacher and law enforcement salaries, and funding for school choice

Laken Riley Act: President Trump signed his first bill into law, and it closely tracked his agenda on immigration. The bill directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes if they are in the country illegally. Read more ›