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Five Million Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Republican Proposals
Recent analysis found that placing work requirements on Medicaid enrollees could result in millions losing their health care ...
‘Any reduction in federal Medicaid spending would leave states with tough choices’: Musk's taking the chainsaw to federal budget has experts sounding the alarm
Musician Cat Stevens (Yusuf) once ruefully sang that the first cut is the deepest, which explains why many Americans are bracing themselves for the fallout of Elon Musk and the Department of ...
TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ is sworn in as head of the agency responsible for Medicare and Medicaid
TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ is sworn in as head of the agency responsible for Medicare and Medicaid during a ceremony at the White House.
Fitzpatrick says he doesn't want to cut Medicaid, votes to advance bill that threatens it
Brian Fitzpatrick has doubled down on protecting Medicaid. But some experts say GOP budget goals can't be met without ...
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid: But what does Medicaid actually do?
Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program ...
Maternity Hospitals Fear a Medicaid Squeeze
If Medicaid coverage is cut or reduced, there would be "profound" effects on maternal and infant outcomes, Dr. Sharon O'Leary ...
Moderate Republicans draw red line on Medicaid cuts in Trump agenda bill
Vulnerable and moderate House Republicans are warning House GOP leaders that they will not support the “one big, beautiful ...
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 ...
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.
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid
States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by ...
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 ...
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.