Trump and Medicaid: Everything to know about the low-income health insurance program
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health care coverage to low-income individuals and families. It services over 79 million Americans.
Democrats: Americans’ health on the line if Medicaid scaled back
Medicaid cuts would affect around 22 million people in states that expanded the program, according to a new analysis by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “The state-by-state breakdown
Georgia Democrats push for Medicaid expansion, health care access
For years, they have refused to fully fund Medicaid and give hardworking Georgians access to quality, affordable health care,” she said. “They choose to leave billions of revenue dollars on the table every single year and instead play partisan politics by starting their own disastrous health care plans that fail Georgians.
GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Democrats say
Beyond Tuesday’s Medicaid portal outage, Democrats fear there’s an even greater risk to the federal program that lower-income Illinoisans rely on for health care: a federal budget cut that could lead to more than 900,
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Four Republicans added their signatures to a Democrat-sponsored bill seeking Medicaid expansion. ATLANTA — Some Republican Georgia lawmakers are poised to expand Medicaid in Georgia. Backers say it would give access to health care to hundreds of thousands of Georgians who can’t afford it.
Are deep Medicaid cuts in store for the nation's poor? Here's what Kennedy would do.
Democrats worry the Trump administration plans deep cuts to Medicaid. If confirmed, here's what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans ...
Does Donald Trump's Funding Freeze Impact Medicaid? What We Know
So far, experts say it's uncertain how Medicaid funding could be disrupted by the funding freeze. Medicaid serves low-income ...
Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding
The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday.
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RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing
Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the ...
'Nothing Is off the Table' for DOGE Cuts—Even Medicaid, TD Bank Predicts
The new Department of Government Efficiency can't go after Medicare or Social Security. That leaves Medicaid in a vulnerable ...
Why is the Medicaid website portal down? Are payments affected?
The Medicaid website was down, but the portal was expected to be back up shortly, said White House press secretary Karoline ...
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and ...
Medicaid Portals Down After Donald Trump Funding Freeze
After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, ...
Confusion reigns for states trying to secure Medicaid dollars
At least 20 states were unable to draw funds from an HHS payment system hours after the White House ordered a pause on the ...
Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty ...
RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.