Medicaid, Trump and GOP

GOP Split on Medicaid Imperils Trump’s Tax-Cut Plans
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy target and others worried about angering voters.
Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States Hardest
Republicans’ big plan to cut taxes, fund border security and defense spending and fulfill all the key parts of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will rely on deep cuts to Medicaid. But Republicans are risking a massive political backlash by cutting a program many of their constituents rely on.
Trump Says Medicaid Won’t Be ‘Touched.’ House Republicans Want It Cut by Hundreds of Billions.
The president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts, which would seem required for his big goal of extending tax cuts.
Trump’s vow to preserve Medicaid collides with House GOP plan for tax cuts
President Trump’s vow to keep Medicaid intact is colliding headlong into the Republicans’ strategy to extend their 2017 tax cuts, complicating the GOP effort to secure a major policy win in the
House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts
The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. Some Republican lawmakers are warning about the effect this could have on their constituents.
Medicaid Faces $880 Billion Cuts — But Trump Says Social Security Is Safe
Big changes could be coming for government benefits. House Republicans just unveiled a budget plan that includes massive spending cuts—$880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Social Security?
GOP eyes cuts to growing Medicaid program. MA lawmakers respond
House Republicans drew outcry from MA Democrats after advancing broad budget framework telling committee that oversees ...
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Republicans are aiming for deep Medicaid cuts. Here’s what folks at one Colorado community health center think of it
Potential Medicaid cuts could gut services for Coloradans served by small community health centers, providers and patients ...
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Republicans May Find It Harder to Cut Medicaid Than They Think
Joanne Kenen is the journalist-in-residence at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a POLITICO Magazine contributing writer and contributor to the Nightly newsletter. Republicans may ...
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GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings
House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation bill with up to $2 trillion in savings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ...
Rep. Juan Ciscomani signals doubt about GOP's proposed Medicaid spending cuts
Ariz., signed a letter that includes a warning about potential harms from proposed Republican Medicaid spending cuts.
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they ...
Josh Hawley backs work requirements for Medicaid to help pay for GOP fiscal bill
Populist Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he favors work requirements within certain parameters for Medicaid to help fund a ...
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Dems warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences in Michigan if Medicaid funding is cut
Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers are “sounding the alarm bell” about how Medicaid cuts proposed by House Republicans could ...