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House budget bill should preserve Medicaid's 'original purpose,' says Rep. Jeff Hurd
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work ...
Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, city officials and healthcare providers Friday outside Children’s National Hospital in Northwest ...
"Medicaid has saved my life multiple times": Patients explain how GOP cuts could impact their health
Oliver Winn told Salon that he’s been on and off Medicaid throughout his entire life as a “chronically ill individual and the ...
The Moment of Truth for Medicaid Cuts Has Arrived
They see this moment as a generational opportunity—perhaps the last they’ll get before a debt crisis hits—to do so. In a ...
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Medicaid: A guide to understanding and covering potential cuts to the program
Congressional Republicans are looking to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, which could impact Medicaid.
Trump says public entitlements like Social Security, Medicaid won't be touched in GOP budget bill
President Donald Trump said public entitlements, such as Social Security and Medicaid, will not be touched in the GOP's ...
The push is on to scale back the feds' contribution to Medicaid. It could affect you
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are split on cutting the federal dollars that go to the state's insurance for the poorest Floridians.
House conservatives call for controversial Medicaid changes in reconciliation
A group of House conservatives is calling for significant “structural reforms” of Medicaid as part of the Republican ...
Arizona Medicaid and health directors resign rather than face Senate confirmation
Gov. Katie Hobbs' office announced the resignations of Carmen Heredia and Jennie Cunico one day before Heredia was scheduled ...
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Michigan Medicaid has ballooned. Cuts are likely. Here’s what to know
Michigan now covers more than double the portion of the population it did 30 years ago. Is that growth unchecked, or just ...
Low Medicaid rates force N.J. pediatrician to retire after 50 years, she says
Dr. Montrea Thomas, who primarily serves low-income children, will close her practice due to financial strain caused by low ...