Cuts to Medicaid would hurt WA’s children, poor
More than 1.8 million Washingtonians are enrolled in Medicaid. Such a cut would hit the state hard, and hurt Republican areas ...
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails
President Trump has insisted — loudly and repeatedly — that his administration won’t cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social ...
Some Republicans fear Medicaid cuts could cost them their jobs
The possibility of Medicaid cuts has become a headache for the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress — and has handed ...
Medicaid Cuts Threaten A Key House Vote On Trump’s Agenda Today—Here’s Why The GOP Is Divided
The Senate plan, passed last week, does not include Medicaid cuts. The Senate budget resolution omits tax policy but sets the ...
Pritzker warns of Medicaid cuts, pushes White House to release $1.88B in funds
The governor traveled to Washington Tuesday to push for the release of frozen federal funds to Illinois and to warn of ...
How Medicaid cuts could improve access to care
Average people understand the difference between coverage and care. A recent Emory University poll shows that Americans’ top ...
Services collapsing as USAID cuts health contracts worldwide
U.S.-funded health projects around the world, including those providing lifesaving care, received termination notices from ...
Washington leaders unite against proposed Medicaid cuts, warning of dire health impacts
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Washington state nurses are slamming this proposal to slash Medicaid. They say that would cut ...
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional ...
MyNorthwest.com5d
Washington Medicaid funding on the chopping block: Federal cuts could worsen state deficit
Washington lawmakers are grappling with a projected $12 billion budget deficit over the next four years and the outlook just got uglier. House Republicans in Congress passed a budget resolution ...
Yakima Herald-Republic3d
Possible Medicaid cuts raise concern in Yakima County
Yakima Valley patients and health care providers are concerned about possible Medicaid cuts. Nearly 50% of Yakima County ...
GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
So far, 40 states – as well as Washington, D.C. – have participated in Medicaid expansion. The program’s growth has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance and narrowed coverage gaps ...