President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.
Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.
Protect Our Care, a liberal advocacy group, is launching a $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign that targets 17 GOP lawmakers.
Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements for the program that supports low-income Americans.
President Donald Trump has long proposed cutting Medicaid, which covers healthcare for lower-income Americans.
A Republican congressman has tabled a federal bill to strip away Medicaid from undocumented immigrants. Kevin Kiley, who represents California's 3rd congressional district, wants to prohibit states from using both federal and state Medicaid funds to provide services for illegal immigrants. His bill includes an exception for emergency services.
House GOP leaders are eying Medicaid cuts exceeding $2 trillion, but some lawmakers and analysts warn they will face tough resistance from back home.
Health advocate Milele Kennedy is pushing back against Gov. Mike Braun's directive to stop advertising Medicaid programs, warning that it could lead to an increase in the number of uninsured Hoosiers.
The burden of Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts could disproportionately fall on rural Arizonans who rely on the program.
Lawmakers in both chambers Wednesday considered the future of the low-income health care program, set to expire if they don’t take action.
New York’s governor unveiled her 2025 budget Tuesday, a massive spending plan that aims to help nursing homes.
South Dakota officials expect Medicaid enrollment will decrease this year as the state uses a new method to identify applicants who are no longer eligible for the state-federal health care insurance.