Trump And Republican Budget May Drain Medicaid To Pay For Huge Tax Cut
- Republicans are debating adding work requirements to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, despite current requirements affecting millions of Americans already.
- The Congressional Budget Office stated that proposed work requirements would likely lead to more uninsured Americans without enhancing workforce participation.
- Polling from the Center for Excellence in Polling shows that three-quarters of respondents support requiring work for welfare benefits.
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How major cuts to Medicaid could be ‘catastrophic,’ even for Alaskans with private insurance
Alaskans protest potential federal and state funding cuts March 4, 2025 in Anchorage. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Congress is contemplating huge cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program that covers nearly 40% of Alaskans. If federal funding is substantially reduced, many Alaskans could lose their insurance and the strain would be felt throughout the health care system, potentially reducing services and raising cost…

Legislators seek to examine Kentucky Medicaid for ways to contain costs
FRANKFORT — Medicaid — the federal-state program that provides health care to almost 1.5 million Kentuckians — is on the chopping block in Washington and could soon come under examination in Frankfort.
Letter to the editor: Republicans eyeing cuts to Medicaid
Unfortunately, the Republicans Montana elected are betraying our trust. We trusted them when they said they would not cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, but the budget resolution that Rep. Zinke voted for on Feb. 25 will do just that.
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