A dozen House Republicans urged Speaker Mike Johnson to protect Medicaid, pledging to oppose any cuts to the program.

The congressman said 206,000 residents in his district are under threat of losing Medicaid coverage if budget resolution becomes a reality.

About 20 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, but that number is nearly 35 percent in Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. — In your Breakdown: Congressmen from Louisiana are not in agreement on the ...

Massive cuts to Medicaid are being eyed by Republican leaders in Congress. But back home, the House Speaker's district relies ...

When Louisiana lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday, they'll focus on a range of issues, from restructuring DOTD to ...

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News, KFF Health News MANSFIELD, La. — When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the new Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health will be Bruce Greenstein.

Republicans are aiming for major reductions in federal spending, and Medicaid seems a likely target. But the politics of Medicaid are tricky as the program has expanded and covered more people.

If Medicaid funding is significantly reduced, states may struggle to afford providing the current scope of required benefits ...

Last year, nearly 290,000 people in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Louisiana district were enrolled in Medicaid, about 38% of ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, with help from President Donald Trump, was able to narrowly pass a budget resolution. Here ...