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The GOP’s big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no ...
The Medicaid work-requirement push
Congressional Republicans are in lockstep on new Medicaid work requirements not only because they help generate savings for ...
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Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually
Health care proposals in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to more than 16,000 preventable deaths, a new analysis ...
Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows
A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have ...
Senate GOP to impose tougher curbs on states inflating Medicaid payments
The Senate version of the 2026 budget mega bill is expected to be more aggressive on provider taxes than the House version.
New ad highlights harms of Medicaid cuts
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A ‘Shift in Kind’: A Medicaid Work Requirement Would Radically Change Health Policy
Medicaid expansion was a recognition that low-income Americans of all ages need, and deserve, health insurance, and that such ...
The High Cost of Good Intentions in Medicaid
Blindly expanding a program that currently gives recipients little health benefit at a high cost makes no sense.