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Is Congress cutting Medicaid? What to know as DC sends mixed messages

A debate about the future of Medicaid is ongoing in Congress, affecting 80 million Americans.
The House's budget plan aims for at least $880 billion in savings from Medicaid as part of GOP efforts to fund tax cuts promoted by President Donald Trump.
Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, criticized Congressional Republicans for risking healthcare access for vulnerable Americans to benefit wealthy individuals.
President Trump assured that Medicaid would not be altered unless fraud or undocumented immigrants are found in the system.

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Is Congress cutting Medicaid? What to know as DC sends mixed messages

A fierce debate about the future of Medicaid is currently underway in Congress. The public health insurance program covers 1 in 5 Americans.

14 hours ago·Louisville, United States

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News & Record

GOP weighs billions in Medicaid cuts and changes

WASHINGTON — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

21 hours ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Giving Compass

Federal Cuts to School-based Medicaid Raise Concerns From Education Groups

Dozens of national organizations joined forces this week in a letter to House and Senate leaders protesting a major Medicaid restructuring in a proposed federal budget deal, resulting in federal cuts to school-based Medicaid, arguing it would jeopardize the health care of the nation’s most vulnerable children. The Feb. 17 letter, signed by 65 organizations, was spearheaded by the Medicaid in the Schools Coalition, which advocates to protect and …

1 day ago

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Retired Americans

KFF Health News: GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk - Retired Americans

Medicaid is under threat — again. Republicans, who narrowly control Congress, are pushing proposals that could sharply cut funding to the government health insurance program for poor and disabled Americans, as a way to finance President Donald Trump’s agenda for tax cuts and border security. Democrats, hoping to block the GOP’s plans and preserve Medicaid funding, are rallying support from hospitals, governors, and consumer advocates. At stake i…

2 days ago

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