Here’s the Medicaid math facing Republicans seeking $880 billion in deficit reduction
House Republicans have a plethora of options to make marginal changes to the Medicaid program to meet their goals to cover ...
WA must leverage Medicaid funds for long-term care residents
Two-thirds of Washington nursing home residents rely on Medicaid funding. But our investments in that program have stopped ...
Medicaid spending is under scrutiny. Here’s what that means for WA
Lawmakers are now eyeing cuts to a broad range of programs including Medicaid. Here's how that could impact people and health ...
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
Medicaid cuts would ‘decimate’ D.C. hospitals, health leaders say
Potential cuts to Medicaid could eviscerate the finances of some D.C. hospitals and threaten the crucial services they ...
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Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare in Washington, experts warn
WENATCHEE—Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could devastate Washington state, hitting rural communities the hardest. More than 1 ...
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How Medicaid cuts could affect Washington state
Also includes coverage from Medical Assistance, government assistance for low income or disability, and those with dual coverage; Map: Jacque Schrag/Axios Potential cuts to Medicaid could worsen ...
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about ...
Some Republicans fear Medicaid cuts could cost them their jobs
The possibility of Medicaid cuts has become a headache for the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress — and has handed ...
Illinois lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
This is it. This is absolutely it. This is the line. Medicaid stays or goes as the program that we’ve know it right now,” said the director of a state advocacy and litigation group.
Fired federal workers and Medicaid recipients: Congress’s invite list for Trump’s address
It’s a long-standing tradition for lawmakers to invite guests to a president’s address to Congress to send a message.
Baldwin and a Wisconsin native highlight impacts of Medicaid cuts ahead of President’s address
A Wisconsin women suffering from stage four breast cancer will be among those watching the President’s speech tonight in the ...