Medicaid, House and budget

Will Trump’s budget cuts slash Medicaid coverage for Utahns? Rep. Kennedy, a physician, says no.
All four of Utah’s congressional representatives voted for a federal budget framework that health care advocates worry could slash billions of dollars in Medicaid spending in the next decade. But two were emphatic that the budget congressional committees must now propose won’t result in people losing their health care — or necessarily result in cuts to Medicaid.
Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying.
House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts, analysis finds
An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed that House GOP budget goals could not be reached without reducing spending on Medicaid.
On Medicaid cuts, budget officials tell Republicans what they didn’t want to hear
Democrats said the Republican budget would slash Medicaid. GOP leaders disagreed. The Congressional Budget Office just settled the debate.
Republicans say Medicaid cuts won't happen. But does their budget work without them?
Republicans say medicaid cuts are off the table, but the Congressional Budget Office says the budget they're proposing doesn't work without them.
Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts
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.
Analysis: The GOP budget doesn't actually cut Medicaid – but it may well do so eventually
The Republican House passed a bare-bones budget plan last week, and Democrats and health care leaders are up in arms about it, saying it will lead to cuts in Medicaid. And it might – if the plan survives the congressional approval process.
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.
What would possible Medicaid cuts mean for Nebraska? Here's what we know
Medicaid is a health insurance program that covers about one in five people across the country. What would possible cuts mean in Nebraska?
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The GOP’s Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicaid. Most Oppose That Idea, Poll Finds.
The latest KFF poll was published as Republican lawmakers in Congress appear intent on making major spending cuts to the ...
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.
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Medicaid covers kids, moms and grandmoms. Now it could be on the chopping block.
More: Medicaid insures 1 in 5 Americans. This is how the GOP budget could impact coverage. “Cuts to Medicaid won't just harm my family and won't just harm our communities in the present,” said ...
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The GOP Budget Would Require Medicaid Cuts, Budget Office Confirms
House Republican leaders keep saying the budget plan they passed last week doesn’t envision big cuts to Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office doesn’t agree. On Wednesday, the official ...
KC-area families say looming cuts to Medicaid would hurt kids’ lives: ‘Instability’
If my son lost his Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour ...
What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Vaccination Rates
If Medicaid is taken away, children could still receive vaccination coverage through a variety of other programs, including the Children's Health Insurance Program or the Title V Maternal and Child ...
President Trump says he’ll ‘always protect’ Social Security, Medicare benefits — as GOP mulls Medicaid reform
And on March 11, the White House issued a press release, declaring “President Trump will always protect Social Security [and] ...
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They live in California’s Republican districts. They feel betrayed by looming health care cuts
Several California Republicans represent communities that rely on Medicaid for health care coverage. Their recent ...