Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States

Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States Hardest
The Arkansas program came to an end when a federal judge ruled it was incompatible with Medicaid’s mandate to promote better health care for low-income Americans. A work requirement attached to a recent expansion of Georgia’s Medicaid expansion survived a different legal challenge, and is in place today.
Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.
Medicaid cuts put GOP on collision course in race to pass Trump budget
Republicans have hit a Medicaid blockade that is threatening to derail passage of President Donald Trump’s agenda. GOP lawmakers are racing to nowhere fast unless the two chambers can find agreement on the major sticking point in rival budget plans.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani signals doubt about GOP's proposed Medicaid spending cuts
Ariz., signed a letter that includes a warning about potential harms from proposed Republican Medicaid spending cuts.
As Trump, GOP grow leery of Medicaid cuts, here’s who may foot tax-cut bill
Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump are hurtling toward a collision over tax reform, exposing a growing ideological rift over healthcare spending that could threaten the president’s legislative agenda in its entirety.
Economists say the GOP budget would destroy Medicaid and "disproportionately benefit the 1%"
Economists say that the House GOP’s budget proposal, which aims to combine a $4.5 trillion tax cut with roughly $2 trillion in spending cuts, will likely benefit the richest Americans while jeopardizing access to health care for the country's poor and rural populations.
Trump Says Medicaid Won’t Be ‘Touched.’ House Republicans Want It Cut by Hundreds of Billions.
The president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts, which would seem required for his big goal of extending tax cuts.
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.
House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts
The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. Some Republican lawmakers are warning about the effect this could have on their constituents.
Some House Republicans face tough budget test over Medicaid, SNAP benefits
The House’s sweeping budget plan to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda could result in steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, putting a key group of Republicans in a politically difficult position ahead of a potential vote next week in the narrowly divided chamber.
GOP eyes cuts to growing Medicaid program. MA lawmakers respond
House Republicans drew outcry from MA Democrats after advancing broad budget framework telling committee that oversees ...
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GOP Seeks to Drastically Cut Medicaid Spending — How Are Healthcare Leaders Reacting?
House Republicans introduced a proposal seeking to cut Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. Healthcare ...
Trump said in an interview with Elon Musk that he wouldn't touch Medicaid. Hours later he endorsed a GOP plan that could slash the program.
Donald Trump said he would "love and cherish" Medicaid. He's endorsed a House GOP proposal that would likely gut the program.
Is Congress cutting Medicaid? What to know as Washington sends mixed messages
A fierce debate about the future of Medicaid is currently underway in Congress. The public health insurance program covers 1 ...
Medicaid Cuts Pose Budget Conundrum for Valadao and Republicans Nationwide
For Representative David Valadao of California and other Republicans whose constituents depend on Medicaid, a vote for their ...
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Capital Region Rep. Tonko frets about future of Medicaid with Washington under GOP control
Congressman Paul Tonko visited Albany's Whitney Young Health Center on Friday, saying the Republican-controlled Congress is ...
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Warns Against 'Massive' Medicaid Cuts: 'I Don't Like The Idea'
The Missouri Republican said large cuts to Medicaid would harm many people who voted for President Donald Trump.
Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint to advance Trump agenda, setting up clash with House Republicans
Senate Republicans took a major step to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda early Friday morning, voting to ...