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‘This is not a luxury’: Families in Trump states agonize over GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts
Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...
Medicaid Ruling by Senate Parliamentarian Sparks Republican Outrage
On Thursday, several Republicans reacted strongly to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected provisions deemed ...
GOP Medicaid cuts would shutter third of rural hospitals as some lawmakers shrug: ‘Hold your nose’
Around one-third of rural hospitals in the United States would close as a result of Medicaid cuts in the House Republican ...
GOP weighs canceling recess to wrap up Trump’s budget bill
Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget package to President Donald Trump's desk before his July 4 ...
Mitch McConnell Says People Worried About Medicaid Cuts Will 'Get Over It'
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate 's reconciliation bill will "get over it," ...
Medicaid Work Requirements Have Mostly Failed. The GOP Is Still Pushing Them.
President Trump’s tax-and-spending bill aims to require many Americans to work to collect Medicaid. Similar efforts in ...
Republican-backed Medicaid cuts imperil health care access in red small-town Ohio: Thomas Suddes
Columnist Thomas Suddes notes that while all but one of Ohio's congressional Republicans backed the One Big, Beautiful Bill ...
How GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could blow a $286M hole in San Diego County’s budget
Democratic supervisors warn the Trump-backed spending bill would curb access to health care and food for low-income San ...