This north Louisiana city offers some of the most affordable living in the entire state. Housing costs in Bastrop are ...

Lake Charles sits in southwestern Louisiana with a mix of old and new buildings downtown. You can spot the historic pawn ...

While most of the state’s attention focused on what the Republican House majority was doing to Medicaid, a much more direct ...

The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

The Farina family was relieved when their matriarch, Gloria, qualified for Medicaid in 2023 after a grueling application process. The support allows Gloria, 91, to remain at her assisted-living ...

House Republicans have proposed adding work requirements to Medicaid, the health insurance program serving tens of millions of low-income Americans. Their plan, unveiled Sunday, would, with a few ...

The bill includes work requirements ... residents are on Medicaid — about one-fourth of the state’s population. Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income people that’s funded ...

Those receiving Medicaid benefits would need to submit to eligibility requirements twice per year. In addition, people without disabilities between ages 19 to 64 would be required to work ...

Kentucky plans to implement new Medicaid work requirements for certain "able-bodied" adults. The program aims to connect recipients with job placement assistance, education, and training.

Brian Kemp (R), who spearheaded the Medicaid expansion with work requirements, called the governor’s health policy a success because hundreds of thousands of low-income Georgians also received ...