Medicaid, GOP

GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Dems say
Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage.
Republican plans to cut Medicaid could cost 22 million Americans their health care
The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and plans for mass deportation. Democrats say those plans could cost some 22 million people their health care,
Virginia Medicaid recipients on edge as GOP weighs cuts
With President Donald Trump back in the White House and congressional Republicans eying Medicaid cuts, Virginia Democrats are moving to safeguard the state’s health care safety net.
Medicaid Expansion Bill Gains Bipartisan Support In Georgia From Four GOP Senators
Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.
GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Democrats say
But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Virginia Dems warn of stark choice if GOP cuts Medicaid
They say congressional Republicans' talk of cutting trillions from Medicaid leaves the state with a dire choice: cut coverage for 630,000 low-income Virginians or pick up a bill of $2.5 billion a year.
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 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.
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
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Medicaid work requirements likely to be a priority for Republicans in Congress, NC legislature
North Carolina was the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Lambeth said lawmakers in some of the ...
NC Medicaid could face risk from congressional GOP ideas to fund tax cuts, immigration
This safeguard now puts Medicaid expansion, which became law in the state in 2023, at risk, as congressional Republicans are ...
Medicare and Medicaid To Change Under Republican Proposals: What To Know
Republican lawmakers have proposed a raft of cost-cutting measures that could limit access to Medicaid and Medicare. Funding ...
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ...
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 ...
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Montana Medicaid: How Trump and GOP-led Congress could alter health care for thousands
Congress and Republican President Donald Trump have made it clear they intend to consider far-reaching policies to limit the ...