How Medicaid cuts would affect Florida
A government health care program in Florida that covers 4.2 million vulnerable people is facing the prospect of an overhaul under the House’s plans for implementing President DONALD TRUMP’s agenda. The budget resolution House Republicans passed Tuesday night directs the Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion over a decade from Medicaid and other similar programs.
Is Medicaid at risk in Florida? How proposed federal cuts could affect your healthcare
A budget blueprint approved by the House this week is expected to cut billions in federal Medicaid spending as part of a plan to help renew and fund new and existing tax cuts. Republicans in Congress say there won’t be direct cuts to the millions of low-income adults and children in the U.
How Medicaid cuts could improve access to care
Florida, meanwhile, has already cut more than 1 million from its Medicaid rolls. It is noteworthy that these publications accurately report that health insurance was or will be cut, not health care. Journalists often conflate the two out of ignorance,
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Is Medicaid at risk in Florida? How proposed federal cuts could affect your healthcare
A budget blueprint approved by the House this week is expected to cut billions in federal Medicaid spending as part of a plan to help renew and fund new and existing tax cuts. Republicans in Congress say there won’t be direct cuts to the millions of low-income adults and children in the U.
How Medicaid cuts would affect Florida
Florida doesn’t have as many residents on Medicaid as it could because it hasn’t implemented an Obamacare provision that would allow more low-income people to enroll in the program. Even so, Floridians could be affected by cuts to Medicaid, which is funded jointly by the state and federal government.
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