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 ...
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 ...
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 ...
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?
Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities, touches millions of ...
Trump’s firings strike the nation’s health agencies
Many of those terminated worked on issues critical to consumers, from improving health care to regulating food packaging to ...
Federal directives create uncertainty for local health care providers, Medicaid funding
Health care and nonprofit providers have had not seen major impacts following actions by the Trump administration, but some ...
Hundreds rally against firing of federal workers, emphasizing threats to public health
About 300 protesters rallied outside the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services. Many of them were ...
Statewide, regional programs tackle rural behavioral health in WA
Wendy Brzezny, director of clinical integration for Thriving Together North Central WA, serves four counties in Washington.
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Medicaid cuts put GOP on collision course in race to pass Trump budget
The Medicaid program costs $880 billion alone ... after he spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) “We ...
Dr. Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Sell Health Stocks
The celebrity doctor said he would divest from his interests in many drug, medical and insurance companies, worth millions of ...
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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
WASHINGTON — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net ...