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Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, ...
As GOP concerns grow about Medicaid cuts, hardliners pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on lower deficits
Republicans are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill ...
AOC Issues Warning Over Republican Medicaid Plans
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said Republicans are cutting Medicaid in order to hand tax breaks to ...
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Mike Johnson faces GOP centrist revolt on Medicaid
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a growing rebellion from his centrist wing over cuts to Medicaid in the ...
New Mexico governor says potential GOP cuts to Medicaid would ‘destroy health care as we know it’
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) on Sunday blasted Republican efforts to reduce Medicaid funding, saying potential ...
Medicaid Move Could Spare Millions From Losing Coverage
FMAPs vary by state, ranging from 50 percent to more than 75 percent, with poorer states receiving more funding. Under the Affordable Care Act, states that have opted in to the Medicaid expansion ...
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Hard truths slam Mike Johnson on "one big, beautiful bill"
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is choosing his words very carefully, as he attempts to bridge the vast differences in his ...
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Mike Johnson has work to do convincing Donald Trump to slash Medicaid
President Donald Trump is skeptical of congressional Republicans’ emerging plans to make deep cuts to Medicaid, the ...
Crooks steal billions from Medicare and Medicaid. Can stopping fraud pay for Trump’s tax cuts?
But in the case of Medicare and Medicaid, which together make up roughly a quarter of total federal spending, the fraud is ...
Democrats Urge GOP To Target Medicare Advantage 'Upcoding' Instead Of Medicaid Cuts, Calling Budget Plan A 'Man-Made Disaster'
Democrats are calling on GOP leaders to discard Medicaid cuts and instead address Medicare Advantage "upcoding" to tackle ...
Clashes over potential Medicaid cuts complicate 'big beautiful bill' talks
The prospect of cutting health care benefits on which their constituents rely has sparked pushback from many moderate ...