Medicaid, budget and Republicans

House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts, analysis finds
An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed that House GOP budget goals could not be reached without reducing spending on Medicaid.
Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying.
On Medicaid cuts, budget officials tell Republicans what they didn’t want to hear
Democrats said the Republican budget would slash Medicaid. GOP leaders disagreed. The Congressional Budget Office just settled the debate.
The GOP Budget Would Require Medicaid Cuts, Budget Office Confirms
The math doesn't add up for Trump and the Republicans unless they take hundreds of billions of dollars out of Medicare or Medicaid.
Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts
Democrats are rerunning the playbook that won them control of Congress in 2018, focusing on the cost of the G.O.P.’s tax cut plan for ordinary Americans, particularly when it comes to health care.
Analysis: The GOP budget doesn't actually cut Medicaid – but it may well do so eventually
The Republican House passed a bare-bones budget plan last week, and Democrats and health care leaders are up in arms about it, saying it will lead to cuts in Medicaid. And it might – if the plan survives the congressional approval process.
Republicans say Medicaid cuts won't happen. But does their budget work without them?
Republicans say medicaid cuts are off the table, but the Congressional Budget Office says the budget they're proposing doesn't work without them.
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.
What would possible Medicaid cuts mean for Nebraska? Here's what we know
Medicaid is a health insurance program that covers about one in five people across the country. What would possible cuts mean in Nebraska?
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The GOP’s Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicaid. Most Oppose That Idea, Poll Finds.
The latest KFF poll was published as Republican lawmakers in Congress appear intent on making major spending cuts to the ...
Opinion: The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
Republicans should focus tax cuts on middle-income and lower-income households that would provide greater support to the ...
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
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California borrows $3.4 billion for Medicaid overrun as congress eyes steep cuts
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
Dr. Oz dodges questions on Medicaid cuts at Senate confirmation hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, sidestepped questions from senators on whether he ...
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These Democrats Voted for the GOP Spending Bill
The GOP bill would gut funding for health care, increase military spending, and fund mass deportation. It narrowly passed the ...
What's in the GOP’s Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert a Government Shutdown?
The Senate is set to vote today on a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government until September. Given the GOP’s 53-seat Senate majority and already one pledged no vote from the caucus, at least ...
KC-area families say looming cuts to Medicaid would hurt kids’ lives: ‘Instability’
If my son lost his Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour ...