Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore’s new film “Sicko” critically examines the U.S. health-care system, in which an estimated 40 to 50 million people have no health insurance. In Pennsylvania, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Researchers have found that children in low-income families experience greater access to preventive medical and dental care under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) than ...

Murphy is a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Keppel is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. With the passage of President Trump’s tax bill and its ...

A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss, according to ...

At the start of the summer, President Donald Trump passed his sweeping tax package, named the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which included major changes to Medicaid, such as a projected almost $1 trillion ...

Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...

The majority of U.S. kids are covered by federal health insurance at some time during their childhood.More than 3 in 5 American children enroll in Medicaid or CHIP by age 18Gaps in coverage are more ...