An estimated 53 million retirees—roughly 16 percent of the population—were collecting monthly Social Security payments at the end of 2024.

High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others failed to survive.

The House voted to censure Democratic Congressman Al Green of Texas for interrupting President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) joins MSNBC to discuss this and a House Republicans’ social media account calling him an “illegal immigrant.

A Parkville woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $3.6 million in a Maryland Medicaid fraud case, the attorney general's office said Tuesday.

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GOP lawmakers are considering a plan to limit federal matching funds for the health insurance program to pay for tax cuts.

Donald Trump delivered a divisive address to the nation on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democratic leadership discouraged disruptive resistance, requesting compliance and decorum during the address.

"If we lose Medicaid, this will impact his healthcare." More than 3.7 million Floridians are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and many families like Lewis' depend on these services.

Republicans are facing a nationwide backlash over the fate of Medicaid — but the potential program cuts are most threatening in seven conservative-leaning states where voters have cast ballots to expand the entitlement in recent years.

Some Republicans expressed doubt that Medicaid cuts are coming. Alternative changes suggested included work requirements and anti-fraud efforts.

In a new report from health policy research firm KFF, 42 percent of all 2024 Trump voters said Medicaid is important to them and their families. Four experts talked with Newsweek