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Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House would rearrange the U.S. social safety
Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They’ve Ever Put Forward
A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules.
House GOP lawmakers are proposing nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Here’s who could be impacted
House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.
GOP-backed Medicaid cuts could affect more than House races next year
In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.
WA elected officials, hospitals blast Medicaid vote as ‘terrible,’ ‘cruel’
About 200,000 Washingtonians could lose health care coverage if the U.S. Senate approves the cuts, and hospitals, clinics and nursing homes would lose key funding.
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Fact-checking Republican and Democratic claims about Medicaid cuts in the GOP bill
Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.
‘Medicaid and food stamps are easy targets’: House bill makes unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and SNAP
Older adults and low-income people will have a tougher time accessing food assistance and healthcare services under the House Republicans’ tax bill that will now likely face changes in the Senate.
Medicaid rule proposal may deal a blow to California
Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.
Trump won't force Medicaid to cover GLP-1s for obesity. A few states are doing it anyway.
South Carolina Medicaid approved GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering the drugs. But access remains limited.
Patients and providers sound off about federal, local Medicaid cuts
At the D.C. rally, people stood in the rain holding signs that said, “Who wants long ER wait times?” and “Protect health centers, Protect communities.”
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Alaskans protest Begich’s support for Medicaid cuts in national budget reconciliation bill
Alaskans staged demonstrations Wednesday and Thursday to protest Alaska Rep. Nick Begich’s support for Medicaid cuts in the national budget reconciliation bill. The demonstrations were held outside Begich’s Anchorage office before and after his vote for what attendees called “devastating” Medicaid cuts.
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