Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program that covers about one-in-five Americans, may be in for some of the biggest changes in its 60-year history. The tax, spending and policy bill ...

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery ...

For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to shrink the government’s role. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Flood ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just 2.4% of U.S. properties have federal flood insurance, even as 8.4% face severe or extreme risk; the number of ...

Federal crop insurance has become a cornerstone of US agricultural policy, accounting for a significant share of total federal spending on farm programs. The current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ...