Melannie Bachman, 39, of Charleston, South Carolina, is among the patients closely watching the sweeping Republican bill to overhaul Medicaid that’s been brought to the House. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer — an aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of the disease — in 2021.

In a Q&A with Leanne Berge, J.D., CEO of Community Health Plan of Washington, Berge explains what the newly proposed Medicaid bill would mean for enrollees and healthcare systems if passed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion — but also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change — are all up for debate Tuesday as the House Republicans launch marathon public hearings on their “big, beautiful bill.”

Three key panels are addressing some of the thorniest issues poised to make or break the Republicans' massive bill for Trump's agenda.

House Republicans have unveiled legislation that would mandate certain Medicaid recipients complete 80 hours per month of "community engagement"—including work, education, job training or volunteering—to retain their benefits, reviving a long-standing GOP goal actively promoted during President Donald Trump 's first term.

At the outset of the amendment process, Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee hold photos of constituents who rely on the social

A key Congressional committee pressed ahead Tuesday on a bill that could slash hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending, potentially leaving millions of Americans without health

Several protesters were arrested for disrupting a House committee's budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway.