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Magaziner sounds the alarm on 'devastating' potential Medicaid cuts
The Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, was given a target to cut $880 billion, he said. A cut of that ...
Newsom signs $2.8B Medicaid bailout despite Republican attacks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation to close a $2.8 billion Medicaid funding gap despite Republicans in his ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds asks Trump to approve Medicaid work rules that could affect 100k Iowans
Iowa has submitted a waiver request to the federal government asking for permission to implement Medicaid work requirements ...
Plan to cut Medicaid threatens a ‘critical lifeline’ for Alabamians with disabilities
The woman was disabled and lost her financial support from a Medicaid waiver program, meaning she could no longer pay for the ...
The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block
Republican budget cutters are targeting state taxes on hospitals and nursing homes that raise federal Medicaid spending.
Map Shows States Where Americans May Be Most at Risk of Losing Medicaid
With the GOP-led House advancing a budget resolution this month, key committees are now tasked with writing legislation that ...
Newsom OKs $2.8B to close California's Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage
The move will ensure coverage through June for 15 million people, including immigrants, who receive health care via the ...
Johnson: US must ‘eliminate people on Medicaid’ who are not ‘eligible to be there’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Republicans would protect entitlement programs as they press ahead with ...
Republican Says Americans Will Accept Cuts to Medicaid
Chris Sununu, the Republican former governor of New Hampshire, suggested Americans would "absolutely" accept "ending Medicaid ...
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Mesa County local shares how independence depends on Medicaid funding
Still, Joint Budget Committee Member Rep. Rick Taggart, R-Mesa County, said this budget only kicks the can down the road with ...
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.