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Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them
This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged ...
Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood
New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and ...
Lots has changed since Republicans last targeted Medicaid: ‘More red states have more skin in the game’
A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to ...
As Republicans weigh Medicaid work requirements, Georgia offers a warning
Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.
Medicaid provides health insurance for one in five Americans. But should it?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrived for a meeting with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday morning. House ...
House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to strike a delicate balance between blue-state Republicans and conservative hard-liners on a ...
Iowa passes Medicaid work requirement
To be eligible for the program, Iowans 19 to 64 years old must work 80 hours a month, though some would be exempt from the ...
Will Kentucky have Medicaid work requirements? What the state is planning under new law
Kentucky is seeking federal approval for new Medicaid requirements, as required by a state law passed earlier this year. Here ...
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Newsom championed Medicaid for immigrants in California illegally. Now he wants to cut it back
Newsom has long supported providing affordable health care to Californians regardless of their immigration status. His May budget proposal blocks access beginning in 2026 to new Medi-Cal enrollees who ...