MSNBC4d
The three most likely ways Republicans will try to cut Medicaid
The Trump White House and the Republican Congress have many unresolved budget moves in 2025, but one two-part fiscal strategy seems for certain: seek hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts and ...
Roll Call6d
Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition
In their quest to pay for President Donald Trump’s policy priorities, Republicans are eyeing Medicaid, the largest health insurance program for more than 70 million low-income Americans ...
The Hill7d
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 bill with up to $2 trillion in savings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ...
Politico21d
State Medicaid payments inaccessible amid broader federal funding freeze
Medicaid funding to states is frozen due to a nationwide outage in government payment processing systems, causing mass confusion across the country. Congressional Democrats said Trump’s ...
News Medical5d
As states mull Medicaid work requirements, two scale theirs back
The Georgia and Arkansas proposals, from the only two states to have implemented Medicaid work requirements, reveal the disconnect between rhetoric behind such programs and the realities of ...
The Washington Post29d
Democrats move to protect Medicaid, wary of Trump’s looming changes
Liberal lawmakers and advocates are moving to shield the Medicaid program from potential cuts under the Trump administration, pledging to resist major changes to the safety-net health program that ...
Health Affairs8d
What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation?
President Trump recently stated, “We will love and cherish” Medicaid, promising that budget cutting would be limited to finding waste and abuse. But that sentiment is not likely to prevail as ...
CNN21d
Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding
The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday. Although the White House insisted that Medicaid, which provides health ...
The Hill28d
Advocates launch Medicaid defense
Liberal advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to protect the Medicaid program from potential cuts by Republican lawmakers and the new Trump administration. The Democratic group Protect Our Care ...
NorthJersey.com21d
Why is the Medicaid website portal down? Are payments affected?
The Medicaid website portal was down on Tuesday afternoon, but payments have not been affected, according to the White House. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., posted on X, formerly Twitter, that all 50 ...
MSNBC19d
What Republicans and RFK Jr. tried to hide from you about Medicaid
When Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his commitment to aiding rural hospitals during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, it was one of the rare moments when both a ...