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TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ is sworn in as head of the agency responsible for Medicare and Medicaid
TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ is sworn in as head of the agency responsible for Medicare and Medicaid during a ceremony at the White House.
Five Million Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Republican Proposals
Recent analysis found that placing work requirements on Medicaid enrollees could result in millions losing their health care ...
Maternity Hospitals Fear a Medicaid Squeeze
If Medicaid coverage is cut or reduced, there would be "profound" effects on maternal and infant outcomes, Dr. Sharon O'Leary ...
Map Shows States Where Americans May Be Most at Risk of Losing Medicaid
President Donald Trump's new budget plan has renewed a push for Medicaid work requirements and spending reductions that could ...
Magaziner sounds the alarm on 'devastating' potential Medicaid cuts
The Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, was given a target to cut $880 billion, he said. A cut of that ...
Fitzpatrick says he doesn't want to cut Medicaid, votes to advance bill that threatens it
Brian Fitzpatrick has doubled down on protecting Medicaid. But some experts say GOP budget goals can't be met without ...
The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block
Republican budget cutters are targeting state taxes on hospitals and nursing homes that raise federal Medicaid spending.
California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to provide $2.8 billion to close the budget hole in the state's Medicaid ...
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid: But what does Medicaid actually do?
Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program ...
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Republicans in Congress — like NY's Mike Lawler — think Medicaid doesn’t matter | Opinion
Congressional Republicans passed a budget blueprint proposing Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. Medicaid ...
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Nancy Pelosi Torn Apart for Telling Republicans 'Hands Off Our Medicaid' Despite Years of Blocking Universal Healthcare
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is being slammed by her audience after she thanked grassroots volunteers within the Democratic ...
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.