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Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid

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House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to strike a delicate balance between blue-state Republicans and conservative hard-liners on a sprawling bill for Trump's agenda.

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Divisions emerge among House Republicans over how much to cut taxes and Medicaid in Trump's bill
The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid

Medicaid, Trump and work requirements

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Trump officials back steeper Medicaid, food stamp work requirements
The U.S. Congress should enact steeper work requirements for Medicaid and food aid in a tax cut and spending plan being advanced by Republicans, four senior Trump administration officials said in a New York Times opinion column.

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Medicaid work requirements: What they are and why the Trump administration supports them
GOP leaders poised to accelerate Medicaid work requirements in Trump agenda bill

Medicaid, GOP

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The GOP is trying again to cut Medicaid. It's only gotten harder since 2017
Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid.

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The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid
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GOP’s Stealth Medicaid Cuts Mean Millions Will Lose Coverage
Newsom partially blames Trump for Medicaid freeze for illegal immigrants
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said the "Trump Slump" is partially to blame for him proposing a freeze on Medicaid ...
Medicaid cuts inch closer
After a 26-and-a-half-hour markup, Republicans on Wednesday advanced the health care section of the GOP’s sweeping tax bill ...
Medicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor
Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows.
Four takeaways from House hearings on Republican Medicaid, tax proposals
WASHINGTON – House Republicans defended a bill that would enact sweeping tax cuts, raise the debt ceiling, and add ...
House lawmakers meeting on key pieces of Trump agenda see long hours, fiery debate over Medicaid
Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times ...
Medicaid Change Could Save Taxpayers $30 Billion
A tax maneuver has been described by officials as a legal workaround used by states to secure inflated Medicaid funds.
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Key House committees pass tax and Medicaid portions of GOP's sweeping bill for Trump's agenda
House Republicans are eyeing a vote on the final package before Memorial Day, even as they have yet to reach consensus on ...
Governor Warns Pennsylvanians Will Lose Health Care, Hospitals Will Close Under GOP Cuts to Medicaid
Gov. Josh Shapiro is warning that cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in ...
Philly health providers fear ‘a perfect storm’ as Medicaid cuts are proposed in the federal budget
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicaid cuts would result in 7.6 million Americans losing coverage within 10 ...