NJ parents, caregivers concerned over potential Medicaid cuts

Valley Medical Center lays off 101 non-union employees amid Medicaid funding cuts

Valley Medical Center confirmed the layoff of 101 non-union employees on Tuesday, citing severe financial challenges due to recent funding cuts.The decision w

Intellectual and developmental disability services in Illinois brace for potential Medicaid cuts

About 3.9 million Illinoisans are enrolled in Medicaid. Of that total, 44% of Medicaid recipients are children, 9% are seniors and 7% are adults with disabilities.

NJ parents, caregivers concerned over potential Medicaid cuts

WESTSFIELD, N.J. (PIX11) - Sakina, a 13-year-old girl with a rare condition, lives at Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside and requires around-the-clock care. "She requires nursing care, she requires a CNA - that's a certified nursing assistant," said her mother, Shaaina Nasser, who is also her caregiver. More Local News Jessica, about to turn 50, was born with a severe form of epilepsy. She's been cared for by her brother and sist…

Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes • Alabama Reflector

Older adults participate in a falls prevention awareness day of action in Fort Worth, Texas, in September. Around the nation, doctors, lawmakers, advocates and patients are ringing alarm bells over congressional Republicans’ proposals to slash billions of dollars from federal Medicaid funding, which could especially hurt older Americans. (Rick Kern/Getty Images for National Council on Aging)This story originally appeared on Stateline. Dr. Fred L…

Murphy Defends Medicaid Amid Cut Threats

$10 Billion in Crucial Funding at Risk & 700,000 New Jerseyans Could Lose Health Coverage Under Possible Federal Medicaid Cuts   WESTFIELD – Governor Phil Murphy today met with constituents whose lives would be negatively impacted by potential federal funding cuts to Medicaid – a federal-state insurance program that provides free or low-cost health care coverage and services to eligible low-income individuals and families, children, pregnant wom…

Intellectual and developmental disability services brace for potential Medicaid cuts - Mahomet Daily

by Erin Drumm and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois March 28, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Intellectual and developmental disability service organizations are bracing for potential cuts to Medicaid and Medicare from the federal government under congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump. About 3.9 million Illinoisans are enrolled in Medicaid. Of that total, 44% of Medicaid recipients are children, 9% are seniors and 7% are adult…