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$880 billion in Medicaid cuts would be ‘devastating’ for nursing homes and their residents
The House Budget Committee voted in February to seek at least $880 billion in mandatory spending cuts to programs overseen by ...
Majority of public opposes GOP plan for Medicaid cuts: Poll
Large majorities of Americans, including Republicans, oppose federal funding cuts to Medicaid, according to a new poll from ...
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Bipartisan support for federal research funding, and Dems sharpen arguments against Medicaid work requirements
This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and ...
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 contentious new budget bill currently working its way through Congress, during a ...
Carlos Gimenez says Medicaid benefits won’t ‘be touched’ in budget reconciliation
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) suggested that the next budget reconciliation could result in changes to Medicaid qualifications ...
Explainer-Republicans weigh cuts to Medicaid that could dramatically affect millions
President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress are weighing steep cuts to the Medicaid health program as ...
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How National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Lead to Large-Scale Job Losses, Harm State Economies, and Strain Budgets
States could see billions of dollars in reduced economic activity, lower state/local tax revenues, and large job losses if ...
Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says
House Republican proposals to slash government spending on Medicaid could devastate the insurance program that covers 40 ...
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Fact Sheet: Hospital Impacts from a Per Capita Cap on the Medicaid Expansion Population
A per capita cap on federal Medicaid financing would be a fundamental change to how the program is financed and, specifically, would amount to a substantial cut that would grow over time.
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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.
CT GOP budget plan would cut electric rates, care for undocumented and union raises
State House Republicans proposed a $54.4 billion two-year budget Thursday that would trim electric rates and bolster local ...
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Medicaid cuts could rock state’s budget, provider pay and the care being delivered
“That’s an important context, because Medicaid cuts, federal Medicaid cuts, will have a huge impact on the state’s budget — ...