Deep cuts in federal Medicaid assistance aren’t the only threat to health care for needy families and children in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has identified major cost overruns in ...

Jul. 5—Medicaid has been a hot topic for many this past year, but explaining the program isn't as simple or as conversation-inspiring. The Republican tax and spending cut bill that made its way ...

Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned.

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...