On Jan. 11, the Trump administration laid out a clear path to move millions of able-bodied adults from welfare to work. In a letter to state Medicaid directors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

The overwhelming majority of District welfare recipients who have been referred to a new subsidized-jobs program are not participating, a trend that has alarmed city officials and advocates for the ...

With unprecedented polarization and partisan rancor at an all-time high in the electorate and Congress, the smart bet for 2024 would be on continued gridlock and the scant prospect of bipartisan ...

With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the United States embarked on a major policy change to its social welfare and safety net ...

House Republicans’ proposed Medicaid reforms have reignited a national conversation about work requirements. The GOP is right to argue that work is part of a good life, and that some program ...

Welfare is a common label for government-funded programs for American individuals and families with low incomes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — A new legislative push aims to reshape how welfare programs operate in Pennsylvania, with a pair of ...

As Congress prepares to revise the landmark 1996 welfare legislation, nonprofit groups are vowing to take a stronger hand in shaping the federal government’s major antipoverty program than they did ...

A protest outside the U.S. Capitol of proposed Medicaid work requirements and other changes to the program being considered by Congress. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images/TNS) Over the past 46 years that I ...