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Medicaid cost-cutting measures passed by House to be scrutinized by GOP senators as they take up Trump agenda
Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red ...
GOP rails against 'blatantly false' Dem claims about Medicaid reform in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Republicans defend Medicaid "reform" as Democrats rail against Medicaid "cuts" after One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes the ...
Medicaid cuts in ‘big beautiful bill’ become flashpoint for GOP
Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” underscoring how the issue has become an early flashpoint ahead of ...
Trump Adviser Admits Republican Tax Bill Makes Huge Cuts to Medicaid
David Sacks, the president’s AI and crypto czar, admits Republicans are preparing to gut Medicaid as Trump and Mike Johnson ...
Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP’s Medicaid challenge
The senator’s sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill’s effects on ...
This week in politics: Former Medicaid director stepping down from CMS
Former Mississippi Medicaid Director Drew Snyder is stepping away from his role at CMS. Plus, Democrats secure several mayoral wins.
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GOP Senators mull Medicare cuts in bid to get megabill over the finish line: media report
The original bill banned Medicaid from covering gender-affirming ... Like in the House, there are vocal Republican Senators who appear skeptical, or even opposed, to the bill.
Sen. Ernst defends GOP’s proposed changes to Medicaid when pressed at town hall: ‘Well, we all are going to die’
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst on Friday faced concerns from town hall attendees over potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs as a ...
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ER Doc: GOP Medicaid Cuts Mean People Will Get Care Too Late
Pennsylvania state Rep. Arvind Venkat, also an ER doctor, said, “I can say very clearly” that people “are going to die” from Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts. “I say that having experienced seeing ...
The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.
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Nearly 11M would become uninsured under GOP reconciliation bill: CBO
The analysis from the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper found 7.8 million would lose coverage due to Medicaid cuts.