Medicaid’s future is so murky that it’s doomed even without direct cuts to senior care
It starts with a trim to reimbursement rates, which individuals might not see or feel directly. Suddenly a nursing home goes ...
Democrats dust off 2018 playbook with attacks on potential Medicaid cuts
Democrats are seeking to revive their 2018 playbook, accusing Republicans of targeting Medicaid to help finance their ...
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, with newborn in tow, traveled to D.C. for key budget vote in Congress
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen raced to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to say nay to a Republican spending plan central to ...
Here’s how Valley constituents could be affected by Congress’ proposed budget bill
The federal budget dictates which programs operate in the U.S. on a nationwide scale. Each state can have its own programs using state money, but many projects also receive federal funding.
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Trump Budget Bill Passes on a Wave of Promises and Lies
Because Trump was extremely tardy in communicating any preference between the Senate’s approach of enacting that agenda in ...
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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
There’s no chance that the state of Illinois could pay the $7.5 billion to keep everybody covered,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. ...
Pritzker, congressional Democrats push White House to release $1.88B in funds, warn of Medicaid cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to Washington Tuesday to push for the release of $1.8 billion in frozen federal funds to the state of Illinois — and to further sound the alarm on a pending GOP budget cut to ...
Medicaid insures 1 in 5 Americans. This is how the GOP budget could impact coverage.
The House's budget resolution seeks $2 trillion in federal savings. If the Senate adopts the resolution, lawmaker could ...
House GOP takes 'big step' on tax, spending cuts; finish line still far away
House Republicans have passed a budget blueprint to advance President Donald Trump's agenda, including trillions in tax cuts ...
What is Medicaid and why is it a Republican target for cuts?
It might be hard to get super interested in the back and forth of the budget bills bouncing around Capitol Hill, but they ...
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The U.S. House budget calls for health care cuts. Murkowski says they'd be ‘devastating’ to Alaska.
The House is calling for spending cuts that would likely reduce Medicaid, the government insurance program covering one in ...
House and Senate GOP approved competing budget plans. Now comes the hard part.
Republicans are still at odds about whether to pursue one big bill or break up Trump's agenda into two. There are also disputes about the scope of cuts to programs like Medicaid.