Republicans are facing a nationwide backlash over the fate of Medicaid — but the potential program cuts are most threatening in seven conservative-leaning states where voters have cast ballots to expand the entitlement in recent years.
Jeff Hurd, the freshman Republican from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, says he supports the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to cut federal spending, especially cuts to Diversity,
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) admitted that he voted for a Republican budget that would cut thousands from the Medicaid rolls without lowering the "quality of care" for those who are left. During a Thursday interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program,
Medicaid is a needs-based program, but the misconception that it is a program solely for poor people has made it a target for large federal budget cuts, says Leanne Berge, CEO of a not-for-profit health plan in Washington state.
GOP lawmakers are considering a plan to limit federal matching funds for the health insurance program to pay for tax cuts.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Republicans on Thursday over their designs for Medicaid, saying GOP leaders are deceiving Americans by claiming that no patients will lose health benefits under their plan.
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen has voiced strong opposition to Republican budget proposals that would impact Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joins Morning Joe to discuss GOP-led federal funding cuts that could bring “devastating” changes to Medicaid, closing rural hospitals and leaving children, seniors, and vulnerable residents without care.
House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.
BOSTON — Massachusetts stands to lose billions of dollars in Medicaid funding under a cost-cutting proposal being considered by the GOP-controlled Congress to pay for extending tax cuts, which experts