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Fitzpatrick says he doesn't want to cut Medicaid, votes to advance bill that threatens it
Brian Fitzpatrick has doubled down on protecting Medicaid. But some experts say GOP budget goals can't be met without ...
Nearly 80 million Americans are legally entitled to income-based help like Medicaid and food assistance. The Trump administration dismantled the office that establishe…
A small office within Health and Human Services that sets the federal poverty guidelines every year has reportedly been ...
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States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs
Republicans are pushing to implement requirements that Medicaid recipients work in order to obtain or retain coverage. Some ...
Report: Up to 100,000 Marylanders could lose coverage if Medicaid imposes work requirements
Up to 109,000 Marylanders could get thrown off Medicaid if Congress follows through on a proposal to impose a work ...
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Older and disabled Medicaid recipients, advocates ‘extraordinarily worried’ about potential Medicaid cuts
Bills in the N.C. General Assembly facilitate work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries if the federal government gives ...
Moderate Republicans draw red line on Medicaid cuts in Trump agenda bill
Vulnerable and moderate House Republicans are warning House GOP leaders that they will not support the “one big, beautiful ...
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Few Programs Help Medicaid Recipients Find Jobs
Congress and some red states are pushing for work requirements but most recipients already work. Medicaid and other state ...
The latest on what President Trump is saying about Medicaid
President Trump said in January that we'll "love and cherish" the programs millions of Americans count on. When asked ...
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How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers
The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to ...
House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline.
Among them is Chloe Stovall, 23, who works in the produce aisle at the SuperValu grocery store in Vivian, Louisiana. She said ...
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States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
For many years, Eric Wunderlin's health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around ...
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States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
But in 2018, his CareSource Medicaid health plan offered him help getting a job. It connected him to a life coach, who helped him find full-time work with health benefits. Now, he works for a ...