Medicaid, Democrats and Republicans
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Three key panels are set to address some of the thorniest issues poised to make or break the GOP's massive bill for Trump's agenda.
The proposal, which is to be considered this week by a key House panel, omits some of the furthest-reaching reductions to the health program but would leave millions without coverage or facing higher costs.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cuts will lead to 8.6 million people losing coverage over the next decade.
The House Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday to consider the plan. Here's what's currently included for individuals.
The tax plan is touching off the biggest political debate over taxes, spending and the nation’s priorities in nearly a decade.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion — but also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change — are all up for debate Tuesday as the House Republicans launch marathon public hearings on their “big, beautiful bill.”
Legislation introduced by House Republicans late Sunday would slash Medicaid spending significantly by imposing new restrictions on Medicaid beneficiaries such as work requirements and more
The Republican senator from Missouri called potentially deep cuts in the program “morally wrong” and “politically suicidal” for his party as it courts working-class voters.
Texas hospitals are facing a freeze in billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding under a budget proposal introduced by House Republican leaders Sunday night. Republicans are moving to limit access to a tax loophole that Texas and other states have used to tap extra Medicaid dollars for hospitals and medical providers.
The monthslong effort to reduce Medicaid spending enough to help offset costs of the single bill that includes President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda comes to a head Tuesday