US EditionRepublicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda
- On Wednesday, the congressional panel responsible for overseeing Medicare and Medicaid moved forward with a bill that proposes reductions in Medicaid funding, a program providing coverage to nearly 80 million individuals.
- The bill aims to reduce spending by imposing work or education requirements of 80 hours monthly, stricter eligibility verification, and freezing state provider taxes.
- Health experts note most Medicaid recipients already work, but new bureaucratic hurdles could cause 1.4 million people with unverified citizenship to lose coverage.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects the bill could cause 10.3 million to lose Medicaid and increase the uninsured by 7.6 million by 2034, while lowering the federal deficit by $625 billion.
- Critics warn the bill could shift costs to states, strain healthcare services, and harm vulnerable populations by increasing emergency room visits and coverage gaps.
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'Medicaid saved my life': Lincoln woman camps out at Bacon's office to protest proposed cuts
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln woman is camping outside of Rep. Don Bacon’s office in Omaha on Friday night. Amanda Gershon is demanding action on what she called a life-threatening issue. She said the proposed cuts to Medicaid in the federal budget would gut access to vital services for Nebraskans, including the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income families....
Iowa Capital Dispatch
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa’s U.S. representatives support bills that cut Medicaid and SNAP
The U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Some health care workers and other Iowans opposed to proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP being discussed by U.S. House Republicans criticized Iowa’s federal delegation as they work on the committees tasked with moving those proposals forward. U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is a member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, the body that voted 30-24 Wednesday along party lines to …
The Human Cost of Cutting Medicaid - Non Profit News
Credit: Joel Dinda on Flickr On May 13, in Washington, DC, protesters packed the hearing room as members of the House Commerce and Energy Committee moved what President Trump has called a “big, beautiful bill” through the markup process. The bill aims to reduce spending by $880 billion over the next 10 years, largely through cuts to Medicaid. By the end of the session, 25 activists—several in wheelchairs—were arrested after putting their bodies …
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