Trump's return puts Medicaid on the chopping block - CBS News
5 days ago · If the GOP's plans to shrink Medicaid are realized, Democrats and health experts say, low-income people forced to buy private insurance would face challenges paying monthly premiums and the large ...
House Republicans Actively Considering Deep and Damaging Cuts to Medicaid
Jan 9, 2025 · As we have previously written, since the November election, Congressional Republican leaders have been increasingly open about their intent to make deeply damaging cuts to Medicaid.Now, at a caucus retreat on January 4 th, House Republicans actively discussed policy options to cut federal Medicaid spending — including converting Medicaid to a per …
GOP-led Congress puts Medicaid on chopping block to reduce …
5 days ago · Conservatives have cited CMS reports saying states improperly pay Medicaid providers billions of dollars a year, though the federal government notes that is mostly due to lack of documentation. He said the GOP will look to scale back Medicaid to its “traditional” populations of children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities.
Outgoing Medicaid director Dan Tsai on the program under …
1 day ago · Medicaid expansion has been shown to reduce adult mortality by 9% over the first four years of Medicaid expansion after the Affordable Care Act. That's 15,000 deaths that could have been avoided ...
Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
5 days ago · Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that, along with the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, serves about 79 million mostly low-income or disabled Americans.. The proposals include rolling back the …
House GOP Eyeing Cuts of Nearly One-Third in Projected Medicaid …
5 days ago · According to a document made public by Politico, House Republicans are considering deficit reductions of $5.5 trillion, which includes $2.3 trillion cuts in Medicaid, $2.7 trillion cuts in other ...
Health programs on the GOP chopping block - POLITICO
5 days ago · GOP FLOATS HEALTH CARE CUTS ... Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The list from the House Budget Committee could be used to finance a party-line reconciliation bill or other spending reduction ...
Medicaid cuts in crosshairs as Trump, GOP take control - The Hill
Nov 21, 2024 · Medicaid cuts would require an act of Congress, and with the GOP set to hold a trifecta, Trump would be well positioned to reduce Medicaid spending should he pursue it. But most Republicans...
Medicaid Threats in the Upcoming Congress
Dec 13, 2024 · Cutting Medicaid would harm enrollees — including the millions of children, people with disabilities, and elderly people with low incomes who are covered by Medicaid — and increase health inequities. Medicaid helps children develop into healthy adults and helps adults stay healthy. And it’s an overwhelmingly popular program.
Congressional Republican Leaders Start to Show Their Hand: …
Nov 18, 2024 · All three propose to eliminate the permanent 90 percent federal matching rate for the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which would shift significant costs to states and therefore force most or all states to drop their expansions over time.