GOP is considering cuts to Medicaid funding. Here's who could be impacted
The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans
What you need to know about possible cuts to Medicaid
Nearly a quarter of Pennsylvanians are on Medicaid, the joint federal-state program that covers medical costs for poor people along with nursing home and personal care home expenses. If Republicans on Capitol Hill target Medicaid as they seek to slash federal spending by $2 trillion and enact $4.
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.
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With a big assist from President Donald Trump, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson did hold Republicans together just long enough on Tuesday to narrowly pass a plan to provide $4.5 trillion in tax breaks by making $2 trillion in spending cuts.
What is Medicaid and why is it a Republican target for cuts?
It might be hard to get super interested in the back and forth of the budget bills bouncing around Capitol Hill, but they could have huge consequences for Americans’ everyday lives.
What is Medicaid, and what could federal cuts mean for Minnesotans?
More than 1 in 5 Minnesotans rely on the state’s Medicaid program that provides health care coverage for low-income residents, pays for nursing facilities for older adults and allows people with disabilities and seniors to continue living in the community.
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