Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States

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.
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 Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.
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.
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.
Trump’s vow to preserve Medicaid collides with House GOP plan for tax cuts
President Trump’s vow to keep Medicaid intact is colliding headlong into the Republicans’ strategy to extend their 2017 tax cuts, complicating the GOP effort to secure a major policy win in the
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 in spending cuts, will likely benefit the richest Americans while jeopardizing access to health care for the country's poor and rural populations.
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.
Some House Republicans face tough budget test over Medicaid, SNAP benefits
The House’s sweeping budget plan to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda could result in steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, putting a key group of Republicans in a politically difficult position ahead of a potential vote next week in the narrowly divided chamber.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Warns Against 'Massive' Medicaid Cuts: 'I Don't Like The Idea'
The Missouri Republican said large cuts to Medicaid would harm many people who voted for President Donald Trump.
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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 ...