Republicans want to slash $880 billion from the agency overseeing Medicaid. There’s no way to do so without touching benefits.
Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner warned the GOP before Trump's speech to leave Medicaid alone. It was one of his final messages.
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.
DALLAS — Congresswoman Julie Johnson, D-Dallas, said Texans should be “very, very concerned” about potential cuts to Medicaid, the federal and state program that provides healthcare coverage to low-income families and individuals. House Republicans recently passed a budget blueprint to pay for tax cuts and fund President Donald Trump’s agenda.
"Don't mess with Medicaid." These words were among the last spoken by former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, a dedicated servant to the people.
Leaders from the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas ask Texas lawmakers to protect Medicaid, which provides a safety net for 239,000 rural children in Texas.
GOP leaders who crafted the bill insist Medicaid is not specifically listed in the initial 60-page bill calling for cuts, which is true technically. And Trump himself went on Fox News on Tuesday night and told Sean Hannity about Medicaid “none of that stuff is going to be touched.”
Many Republican lawmakers and conservative policy officials who want to scale back the joint state-federal health program are using charged language to describe it.
In a significant victory for the state’s healthcare system, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas will receive a $40 million payout from Mol
Al Green, a U.S. representative from Texas’ 9th congressional district, was removed from President Trump’s Tuesday night joint session of Congress after repeatedly interrupting the president’s speech.
Bob must meet a medical necessity requirement for nursing home case. Generally, that means he has a medical disorder or disease requiring attention by registered or licensed vocational nurses on a regular basis. He must fall within an income and resource limit. Warning: numbers ahead.
Medicare is the government health insurance for Americans age 65 or older, regardless of their income. Medicaid is primarily for people who have not reached retirement age, and it largely serves the poor. Some who are disabled or older qualify for both types of coverage.
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