Most people living in long-term care facilities are on Medicaid. The program keeps them alive, paying for their care and housing. Shamefully, my House Republican colleagues just passed a budget ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), dodged questions from Democrats on Friday about whether he supported potential cuts to Medicaid.
That second package could potentially deal with Medicaid, but Republicans have acknowledged that overhauling the politically popular program would be an uphill battle. “Entitlements are ...
A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse among people who use drugs. People who inject drugs and ...
As Republicans unveil proposed cuts to government programs, they should take this opportunity to reform a program that is the fourth-largest driver of spending: Medicaid. Congress should refocus ...
Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of “lying” about what a House Republican budget resolution means for Medicaid, and both sides have made misleading or speculative comments.
But even by his own standards, the president’s flip-flop last week on Medicaid cuts was executed with dizzying speed. That pirouette should worry not only the millions of Americans on Medicaid ...
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and other Congressional Democrats are raising the alarm about potential cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program that covers Wisconsinites through such programs as ...
While the Senate must sign off on the House's resolution before Congress adopts the legislation, the budget resolution starts a process that could result in significant changes to Medicaid ...
The HHS has an annual budget of about $1.7 trillion that is mainly spent on healthcare coverage for millions of people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. According to Data.CMS.gov, Medicare ...
House Democrats are launching a “Day of Action” Tuesday to highlight possible GOP cuts to Medicaid in their districts and to mend a fractured party. Democratic leadership in the House is ...
While the plan to cut $2 trillion during the next decade doesn’t specifically target Medicaid, federal budget analysts have said Medicaid cuts would have to make up nearly half of the reduction ...