State lawmakers are considering limiting Gov. Don Carcieri’s power to change the state’s Medicaid program after Carcieri struck a first-in-the-nation agreement with the U.S. government.

The global Medicaid waiver negotiated by Gov. Don Carcieri will go into effect Sunday.

State lawmakers face a looming decision on whether to accept first-in-the-nation changes to the state Medicaid system.

The Democrats warn that Carcieri’s plan fails to take into account soaring unemployment.

Gov. Don Carcieri is defending the massive overhaul of Rhode Island’s Medicaid system that’s proposed in an agreement reached with the federal government.

Rhode Island could learn whether the federal government will approve Gov. Carcieri’s overhaul of the state’s Medicaid program.

Rhode Island is proposing an unprecedented overhaul of its Medicaid program that Gov. Don Carcieri says will save this cash-starved state millions of dollars - but could risk leaving the poor and elderly with fewer services should the plan not work.