House Republicans are coalescing around work requirements in Medicaid as part of the massive budget blueprint the House adopted Tuesday. But there’s one problem: They don’t increase employment, experts say.
House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.
The House's budget resolution seeks $2 trillion in federal savings. If the Senate adopts the resolution, lawmaker could target Medicaid savings.
Although the budget resolution does not mention Medicaid specifically, lawmakers would be hard pressed to find enough cuts to meet an $880 billion target without touching federal healthcare programs.
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The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans
A preliminary injunction Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a sweeping freeze on federal grant and loan programs
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The resolution includes massive reductions in federal spending, which experts say is highly unlikely to be achieved without cuts to Medicaid.
Democrats are rerunning the playbook that won them control of Congress in 2018, focusing on the cost of the G.O.P.’s tax cut plan for ordinary Americans, particularly when it comes to health care.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending plan with an unexpected “budget surplus” — but noted the uncertainty of state funding under President Donald Trump, while also nixing a health care program for adults who lack legal status to save the state millions.
Nationwide, most Medicaid recipients already work ... Russ Vought, during his Jan. 22 confirmation hearing to head the Office of Management and Budget, defended work requirements.
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