Medicaid, GOP and Trump

GOP Split on Medicaid Imperils Trump’s Tax-Cut Plans
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy target and others worried about angering voters.
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.
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.
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.
Medicaid Faces $880 Billion Cuts — But Trump Says Social Security Is Safe
Big changes could be coming for government benefits. House Republicans just unveiled a budget plan that includes massive spending cuts—$880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Social Security?
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 ...
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.
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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.
GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings
House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation ...
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Republicans May Find It Harder to Cut Medicaid Than They Think
Joanne Kenen is the journalist-in-residence at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a POLITICO Magazine contributing writer and contributor to the Nightly newsletter. Republicans may ...
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 ...
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 ...
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GOP takes aim at Medicaid, putting enrollees and providers at risk
Republicans in Congress are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid, a program covering 79 million Americans, to fund Trump's tax ...