A federal report from the Office of the Inspector General found that numerous care providers failed to document patient assessments, provide community-based services or provide written care plans to patients. However, their contracts with the state obligated them to fulfill all these requirements.

Lawmakers and health care groups are hoping to get the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to become actively involved in making sure that advance directives are in place.

Children diagnosed with cancer under Medicaid and private insurance have similar survival rates, while uninsured children face an increased risk of death.

Don't fear jobs disappearing due to artificial intelligence or robots or big data -- but education needs to change to prepare workers.